14
strawman
9
scarer
8
fright(noun, mess, alarm, monster, horrifying)
6
gallybagger(noun, appearance, look, ugliness)
5
hobgoblin(noun, fear)
5
ogre(noun, fear, mess, monster, bugbear)
5
straw man(noun, expression, idiom)
4
ragamuffin(noun, person, rich, better, tattered)
4
hag
3
baboon
3
bugaboo(noun, fear)
3
bogeyman
3
bugbear
3
eyesore(mess, ugliness)
3
figurehead
3
harridan
3
sight(noun, person, thing, mess, ugliness)
2
tatterdemalion(noun, person, rich, better)
2
blot
2
figure
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