bugaboo
Kelime Anlamı :

1. umacı.
2. yersiz korku.
3. öcü.
4. korku.
5. korku yaratan hayali bir kavram.
Tanımlar :
1. an object of obsessive, usually exaggerated fear or anxiety: "boredom, laziness and failure . . . these bugaboos, magnified by imagination, keep [the workaholic] running” ( dun's review).
2. A recurring or persistent problem: "the bugaboos that have plagued vision systems: high price and slow throughput” ( lawrence A. Goshorn).
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
1. alternative spelling of bug-a-boo.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
1. something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that causes needless fright; something used to excite needless fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary monster, used to frighten children, etc.
2. a source of concern.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
1. A bugbear; a bogy; a vain terror; something to frighten a child.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
1. a source of concern
2. an imaginary monster used to frighten children
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.