bugaboo

Noun
  1. An imaginary monster used to frighten children (synset 109511247)
    is a type of: monster - an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
    same as: bogeyman, booger, boogeyman, bugbear
  2. A source of concern (synset 105840945)
    "the old bugaboo of inflation still bothers them"
    is a type of: concern, headache, vexation, worry - something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness

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