| Main Entry: | bugbear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
Synonyms: |
apprehension, bete noire, bogey, bogy, boogeyman, bugaboo, dread, fear, goblin, gremlin, hobgoblin, loup-garou, ogre, problem, scare, specter, terror, threat, wraith |
| Main Entry: | anathema |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something hated |
Synonyms: |
abomination, bane, bugbear, detestation, enemy, hate, pariah |
Antonyms: |
love |
| Main Entry: | bête noire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disliked person |
Synonyms: |
adversary, anathema, antagonist, bad news, bad news, bane, bitter enemy, bugbear, competitor, curse, devil, enemy, foe, opponent, pet hate, plague, rival, trouble |
| Main Entry: | hate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | extreme dislike |
Synonyms: |
abhorrence, abomination, anathema, animosity, animus, antagonism, antipathy, aversion, black beast, bother, bugbear, bête noire, detestation, disgust, enmity, execration, frost*, grievance, gripe, hatred, horror, hostility, ill will, irritant, loathing, malevolence, malignity, mislike, nasty look, no love lost, nuisance, objection, odium, pain, rancor, rankling, repugnance, repulsion, resentment, revenge, revulsion, scorn, spite, trouble, venom |
| Notes: | hate means to 'dislike intensely, loathe' and despise means 'look down on contemptuously' |
Antonyms: |
liking, love, loving |
| Main Entry: | flash in the pan |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | momentary success |
Synonyms: |
brief success, bugbear, dud, fad, failure, misfire, nine days' wonder, wet squib |
| Main Entry: | pet peeve |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | personal hate |
Synonyms: |
bete noire, bugbear, complaint, grievance, groan, hateful object, peeve, personal vexation, pet aversion |
| Main Entry: | bete noire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | detested person |
Synonyms: |
adversary, anathema, antagonist, bad news, bane, bitter enemy, bugbear, competitor, curse, devil, enemy, foe, opponent, plague, rival, trouble |
Antonyms: |
favorite |
| Main Entry: | bugaboo |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
Synonyms: |
alarm, bogey, bogeyman, bogy, bugbear, bullbeggar, fright, goblin, hobgoblin, ogre, scare, scarecrow, specter |
| Main Entry: | bogey |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bogeyman, boggle, bogle, bogyman, boogeyman, boogieman, bugaboo, bugbear, eidolon, evil spirit, goblin, hobgoblin, monster, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spirit, spook, visitant, wraith |
| Main Entry: | bogeyman |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ghost |
Synonyms: |
apparition, bogey, boggle, bogle, bogyman, boogeyman, boogieman, bugaboo, bugbear, eidolon, evil spirit, goblin, hobgoblin, monster, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spirit, spook, visitant, wraith |