bugbear
suomi-englanti sanakirjabugbear englannista suomeksi
peikko
Substantiivi
henkilökohtainen mörkö">henkilökohtainen mörkö, peikko in a possessive structure
Verbi
bugbear englanniksi
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A source of dread; resentment; or irritation. (defdate)
1709, (w), "Lucretius: A Poem against the Fear of Death" (lines 1-2), published in a pamphlet of the same name with an Ode in Memory of Mrs. Ann Killebre
- What has this Bugbear Death to frighten Man,
- If Souls can die, as well as Bodies can?
{{quote-text|en|year=1738|author=Alexander Pope|title=Epistle I of the First Book of Horace; to Lord Bolingbroke
(RQ:Dickens Old Curiosity Shop)
A generic creature, often described as a large goblin, meant to inspire fear in children.
(RQ:Shakespeare Troilus and Cressida)
(RQ:Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights)”
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