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What is "hobgoblin" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hobgoblin mean in English? Meaning of hobgoblin definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hobgoblin" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hobgoblin": (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

Noun

  • Meaning: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
  • Synonyms: goblin hob hobgoblin
  • Hypernyms: evil spirit

    • Meaning of "hobgoblin": an object of dread or apprehension

    Noun

  • Meaning: an object of dread or apprehension
  • Example: Germany was always a bugbear for France A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
  • Synonyms: bugbear hobgoblin
  • Hypernyms: object

    • Synonyms:

    puck, elf, brownie, bogeyman, pixie, imp, leprechaun, fairy, fay, sprite,

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