bugged

bug

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [buhg]
- /bʌg/
- /bʌɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [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

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adjective

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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.

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Synonyms 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).

All 48 Synonyms of bugged