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bogeyman meaning in Hindi

हौआ hauā

/ˈbəʊ.ɡɪˌmæn/US/ˈboʊ.ɡiˌmæn/

bogeyman in Hindi: हौआ (hauā). In English, bogeyman means a menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

Hindi words for bogeyman

bogeyman, bug-a-boo, bugbear, hobgoblin, ogre
हौआ hauā

English meaning of bogeyman

  1. noun A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.
  2. noun Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract, or a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes; often taking the form of a notorious historical personage suggested to return as a revenant to punish for wrongdoing.

Full definition of bogeyman

bogeyman in a sentence

  • Near-synonyms: bogeyperson, bogeywoman
  • Near-synonyms: bug-a-boo, bugaboo, chimera
  • The bogeyman of a Halloween-candy poisoner behind every door has animated occasional moral panics against trick-or-treating.

Synonyms of bogeyman

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Questions about bogeyman in Hindi

What is the meaning of bogeyman in Hindi?
Bogeyman in Hindi is हौआ (hauā).
bogeyman का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Bogeyman: हौआ (hauā).
What does bogeyman mean in English?
Bogeyman means a menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “bogeyman”: हौआ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: bogeyman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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