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pet hate

NOUN

bugbear

Synonyms

STRONG

apprehension bogey bogy boogeyman bugaboo dread fear goblin gremlin hobgoblin loup-garou ogre problem scare specter terror threat wraith

Antonyms

STRONG

bravery calmness courage ease

NOUN

pet peeve

Synonyms

WEAK

bugbear complaint grievance groan hateful object peeve personal vexation pet aversion

Example Sentences

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The tribunal in Aberdeen heard that Mr Clark accused Ms Farquharson of "strolling in" when it suited her and had a "pet hate" of people not turning up.

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2023

In 2015, the roboticist Rodney Brooks chose the computational metaphor of the brain as his pet hate in his contribution to a collection of essays entitled This Idea Must Die.

From The Guardian • Feb. 27, 2020

I have a pet hate of security guards anyway.”

From Fox News • Dec. 2, 2019

"It's grown huge, but they maintain a start-up culture. Alibaba is a flat structure, bureaucracy is a pet hate there."

From Reuters • Jun. 8, 2014

"You're not alone in that pet hate," the major added.

From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Bowen, Robert Sydney