жу́пел — meaning in English

English meaning

• bogeyman noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
• brimstone noun An old-fashioned name for sulfur, especially as used in religious writing to describe the fire and punishment of hell.
• scare noun A sudden fright, or an event that causes widespread alarm.

Senses

жу́пел is used for these senses in English:

• bogeyman (by extension) Any make-believe threat, especially one used to intimidate or distract; a real threat greatly exaggerated for those purposes.
• brimstone (biblical) The sulfur of hell; hell, damnation.
• bête noire Someone or something that is unbearable and so particularly avoided or disliked; the bane of someone's existence; an object of aversion; an anathema.
• scare A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread.

bogeyman — full definition

1. noun An imaginary monster used to frighten children into good behavior.
2. noun Any exaggerated threat used to frighten or manipulate people.

brimstone — full definition

1. noun An old-fashioned name for sulfur, especially as used in religious writing to describe the fire and punishment of hell.
2. noun A pale yellow butterfly common in Europe.

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