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concern vs bugaboo

bugaboo vs concern

concern and bugaboo both are nouns.

concern is a verb but bugaboo is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
concern Yes No Yes No
bugaboo Yes No No No
As nouns, bugaboo is a hyponym of concern; that is, bugaboo is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than concern:
  • concern: something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
  • bugaboo: a source of concern
Other hyponyms of concern include burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load, onus, business.
concern (noun) bugaboo (noun)
something that interests you because it is important or affects you a source of concern
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness an imaginary monster used to frighten children
a feeling of sympathy for someone or something
an anxious feeling
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
concern (verb) bugaboo (verb)
be relevant to
be on the mind of
Difference between concern and bugaboo

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