Word: bugbears
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: bug
bears
Definition: Plural of bugbear; an object of dread or apprehension; --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Morphemes:
Affix: bug
Language: en
Meaning: something terrifying
Etymology Compounds: Affix: bugge
Language: enm
Decoded: bugge
Meaning: scarecrow, hobgoblin
Affix: bear
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A rough, unmannerly, uncouth person.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.