hobgoblin, n.
(hobgoblins)
(hobgoblins)
an object of dread or apprehension
<noun.cognition>
bugbear hobgoblin
sample sentences
"Germany was always a bugbear for France""A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"--Ralph Waldo Emerson
semantic pointers
hypernym
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
<noun.person>
goblin hob hobgoblin