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bogle

bogle

9.9
Something people see as a threat that causes fear or worry
  • noun
  • /ˈboʊɡəl/
  • Archaic
translation icon : bogle
  • To some, climate change is a real danger, not just a distant bogle.

Examples

  • For years the town spoke of unemployment as the main bogle preventing recovery.

  • The threat of inflation became a political bogle during the election campaign.

  • The dark alley seemed to be a bogle in the night.

  • Don't let that shadow become a bogle in your mind.

  • The shadowy figure in the garden was a bogle that filled the children with fear.

  • In the dark alley, the thought of a lurking bogle made her heart race.

  • He spoke of the bogle as a creature that haunted their village, causing anxiety among the locals.

Synonyms

bugaboo
vsbogle
6 9.6

A thing that causes fear or worry, often without real danger

is any cause of fear but does not always imply needless or imagined worry
bogey
vsbogle
  • Archaic
3 9.9

A scary creature from old stories that scares people

is a broader source of dread rather than the archaic creature term
bogy
vsbogle
  • Archaic
9.9

An imagined scary creature told about to frighten children

is a general cause of fear often used figuratively rather than a being

Antonyms

comfort
190 1.0

A feeling of physical ease and being free from pain

reassurance
51 3.7

Words or actions that make someone feel less worried and more confident

How Frightening

terror
282 4.9
alarm
159 2.3
bogle
  • Archaic
9.9
scare
143 2.0
worry
290 1.0

Surface Forms

bogle singular
bogles plural

Etymology

Bogle is also used for anything that causes fear or worry and comes from the same roots as bogey, so it can mean an 'object of dread' or a problem people are afraid of. That's why calling something a bogle means it causes fear or anxiety.