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bugged

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /bʌɡd/
  • rhymes with -ʌɡd
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH1 G D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Affected by a bug (computer error).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • The latest version of the software is extremely bugged.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: buggy

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Containing a bug (interceptive listening device).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I won't speak candidly since I don't know if her apartment is bugged or not.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of bug

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

having hidden electronic eavesdropping devices

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • wired hotel rooms
  • even the car is bugged

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.