English to Spanish Art/Literary Poetry & Literature

In US English, a bugbear is:

1 : an imaginary goblin or specter used to excite fear
2 a : an object or source of dread b : a continuing source of irritation : PROBLEM

Here's a recent usage of the term:

"But Condell's delivery is also his downfall; his mild manner and the fact that his spiel is over-rehearsed and speech-like makes this show feel like it's dress-down day in the local university's sociology department. The end result raises wry smiles rather than guilty belly laughs. Still, go to one of these sporadic dates: at a time when censorship is a bugbear for comics (Stewart Lee's controversial Jerry Springer The Opera is namechecked here) and recent headlines warn of creationism creeping into British schools, intelligent efforts such as Condell's are welcome food for thought."

The two root meanings of the term are then: 1) a mythical creature (usually found in fantasy novels) which is powerful and scary 2) a general source of fear (as per the above).


Okay, so I'm trying to find (for a poetry translation) a term that would be as linguistically close to this in Mexican Spanish. Here's the original:

"I mean altruistically bugbearish."

What I have right now is:

Quiero decir altruistamente una pesadilla [bugbearish].

Unfortunately, its a stand alone line, so there's no other context.... And the translation is really awful. Can someone out there help? Please?

Thanks so much...

Brian