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- [buhg]
- /bʌg/
- /bʌɡ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [buhg]
- /bʌg/
Definitions of bugged word
- noun bugged Also called true bug, hemipteran, hemipteron. a hemipterous insect. 1
- noun bugged (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. 1
- noun bugged Informal. any microorganism, especially a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. 1
- noun bugged Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. 1
- noun bugged Informal. a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. 1
- noun bugged Informal. a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device. any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device, give warning of an intruder, or indicate location. 1
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Origin of bugged
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; 1885-90 for def 4; 1910-15 for def 5a; 1915-20 for def 14; 1945-50 for def 15; earlier bugge beetle, apparently alteration of Middle English budde, Old English -budda beetle; sense “leave” obscurely related to other senses and perhaps of distinct orig.
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Parts of speech for Bugged
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bugged popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
bugged usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bugged
adj bugged
- abashed — If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed.
- airheaded — Slang. a scatterbrained, stupid, or simple-minded person; dolt.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- bent out of shape — very angry, upset, or agitated
- bothered — worried or concerned
noun bugged
- beetled — Projecting over.
- defected — a shortcoming, fault, or imperfection: a defect in an argument; a defect in a machine.
- grouched — Simple past tense and past participle of grouch.
- grubbed — Simple past tense and past participle of grub.
- malfunctioned — Simple past tense and past participle of malfunction.
verb bugged
- dunned — to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
- eavesdropped — Simple past tense and past participle of eavesdrop.
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
- henpecked — browbeaten, bullied, or intimidated by one's wife, girlfriend, etc.: a henpecked husband who never dared to contradict his wife.
adjective bugged
- engrossed — Having all one's attention or interest absorbed by someone or something.
- enthusiastic — Having or showing intense and eager enjoyment, interest, or approval.
- eyeballed — Simple past tense and past participle of eyeball.
- fuddled — Confused or stupefied, especially as a result of drinking alcohol.
- miked — micrometer1 (def 2).
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