What is the meaning of hobgoblin?

noun

  • 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
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