bogeymen (Meaning)

bogeymen

a terrifying or dreaded person or thing, an imaginary monster used in threatening children, a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children

The shadow that flickered in the corner was merely a product of the dark, not the bogeymen he had been warned about.
Fear of the bogeymen under the bed plagued his childhood nights, preventing him from a restful sleep.
Society's bogeymen often represent irrational fears and prejudices that divide us.
The bogeymen of unemployment and poverty haunted the minds of the struggling workers.
The shadowy figure lurking in the alleyway fit the description of all the bogeymen he had ever imagined.
The bogeymen of his past continued to haunt his dreams, preventing him from fully confronting his fears.
The child's imagination ran wild, creating its own bogeymen in every dark corner.
The bogeymen of corporate greed and corruption threatened to undermine the trust of the people.
Fear of the unknown allowed bogeymen to thrive in the crevices of our minds.
It was important to confront the bogeymen in our lives head-on, rather than allowing them to consume us in darkness.

a terrifying or dreaded person or thing, an imaginary monster used in threatening children, a monstrous imaginary figure used in threatening children

terrors, bugaboos, imps,demons, specters, devils, poltergeists, incubi, spirits, ghouls

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The shadow that flickered in the corner was merely a product of the dark, not the bogeymen he had been warned about.

Fear of the bogeymen under the bed plagued his childhood nights, preventing him from a restful sleep.

Society's bogeymen often represent irrational fears and prejudices that divide us.

The bogeymen of unemployment and poverty haunted the minds of the struggling workers.