bedbug

Questions about bedbug

What does bedbug mean?

bedbug means "bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood".

How many syllables are in bedbug?

bedbug has 2 syllables: bed-bug. The stress falls on "bed". In IPA it is /ˈbɛdbəɡ/.

What is another word for bedbug?

Close synonyms include bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bedbug a common word?

bedbug is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.