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View usage for: hobgoblin in British English (ˌhɒbˈɡɒblɪn) noun1. an evil or mischievous goblin Word origin C16: from hob2 + goblinhobgoblin in American English (ˈhɑbˌgɑblɪn) noun2. a frightening apparition; bogy; bugbear 3. [H-] Robin Goodfellow; Puck Word origin , sense hob 2 (sense 2 ) + goblin Examples of 'hobgoblin' in a sentencehobgoblin A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds but is quite basic to the development of selves and society. Synonyms of 'hobgoblin'imp, spirit, bogey, spectre More Synonyms of hobgoblin Definition a small, mischievous creature in fairy stories Additional synonymsDefinition a ghost or ghostlike figure She recognized one of the women as the apparition she had seen. Synonyms ghost, spirit, shade (literary), phantom, spectre, spook (informal), wraith, chimera, revenant, visitant, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) Definition an evil or mischievous spirit It was no bogey, no demon. Synonyms spirit, ghost, phantom, spectre, spook (informal), apparition, imp, sprite, goblin, bogeyman, hobgoblin, eidolon, atua (New Zealand), kehua (New Zealand) Definition a ghost His spectre is said to walk the castle battlements. Synonyms ghost, spirit, phantom, presence, vision, shadow, shade (literary), apparition, wraith, eidolon, kehua (New Zealand) - hobble
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