hobgoblin

Noun

  • (n.) goblin, hob, hobgoblin ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
  • (n.) bugbear, hobgoblin (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
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