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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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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

"Oh no, that's my pet hate in the world," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2013

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

From Dave Dawson at Casablanca by Bowen, Robert Sydney