লক্ষ্য করুন: এই এন্ট্রির অনুবাদ বর্তমানে মান পর্যালোচনার অধীনে রয়েছে, তাই কিছু বিষয়বস্তু সাময়িকভাবে শুধুমাত্র ইংরেজিতে প্রদর্শিত হচ্ছে।
এই এন্ট্রিটি এখনও আপনার ভাষায় অনুবাদ করা হয়নি, তাই নিচে মূল লেখাটি দেখানো হচ্ছে।
bogeyman
This term carries a strong connotation of irrational or manufactured fear. In its primary sense, it refers to a childhood myth, evoking a sense of vulnerability and the dark, hidden corners of a room. It is typically used in a domestic, parental context to enforce discipline through intimidation.
When applied to adults or political discourse, the word becomes a metaphor for a scapegoat or a strategic threat. In this register, it implies that the fear is being manipulated or exaggerated by someone in power to control public opinion or justify restrictive policies. It suggests that the "monster" may not actually exist or is not as dangerous as claimed.
Meanings
Examples
Go to sleep now or the bogeyman will get you.
I used to be terrified that the bogeyman lived under my bed.
Stop acting like a child and worrying about some imaginary bogeyman.
The monster in the closet is just a modern version of the bogeyman.
Inflation has become the new bogeyman for the current administration.
They are using the foreign competitor as a bogeyman to scare the shareholders.
The media often turns a complex issue into a simple bogeyman to drive views.
He is not a monster but just another political bogeyman created by the opposition.