Defenition of the word hobgoblin

• Defenition of the word hobgoblin

  • A mischievous creature in British and Scottish folklore.
  • An object of dread or apprehension.
  • (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  • 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
  • an object of dread or apprehension

Synonyms for the word hobgoblin

• • bad fairy
  • elf
  • goblin
  • gremlin
  • hob
  • imp
  • pixie

Similar words in the hobgoblin

• • hobgoblin
  • hobgoblin's
  • hobgoblins

Hypernyms for the word hobgoblin

• • evil spirit
  • object

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