Other Words for Bug

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Bug as a Noun has these synonyms:

enthusiast, faddist, fan, fanatic, hobbyist
Example: She's turned into a fruit machine bug.

fault, error, mistake, failing, shortcoming, hang-up, glitch
Example: There's a bug in the program that's preventing the list from being sorted. They can't market the device till they've ironed out all the bugs.

insect, beetle, larva, grub, caterpillar, butterfly, mosquito, fly, spider, creepy-crawly, no-see-em
Example: There's a bug on your collar.

listening device, microphone, transmitter, electronic eavesdropper, tap
Example: They planted a bug in the ambassador's telephone.

microbe, germ, virus, disease, affliction, illness, sickness, ailment, disorder, malady, infection, condition, complaint, infirmity, indisposition
Example: She's caught some kind of bug and won't be in for a few days.

obsession, craze, fad, mania, rage
Example: Almost everyone in those days succumbed to the hula hoop bug.

Bug as a Verb has these synonyms:

annoy, irritate, pester, irk, harass, bother
Example: I wish Mum'd stop bugging me about my homework.

tap, spy on
Example: They bugged her phone and recorded all her conversations.

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