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Hobgoblin

Hobgoblin Meaning & Definition
Hobgoblin Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hobgoblin?

[n] an object of dread or apprehension; "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
[n] (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hobgoblin: bugbear | goblin | hob

Related Terms | Find terms related to Hobgoblin: bogey | bogeyman | bugaboo | bugbear | Dracula | fee-faw-fum | Frankenstein | frightener | ghost | ghoul | goblin | hob | holy terror | horror | incubus | monster | nightmare | ogre | ogress | ouphe | phantom | revenant | scarebabe | scarecrow | scarer | specter | succubus | terror | vampire | werewolf | Wolf-man

See Also | evil spirit | object

Hobgoblin In Webster's Dictionary

\Hob"gob`lin\, n. [See 2d Hob, and {Goblin}.] A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. --Macaulay.

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