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noun (n)

• (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings(noun.person)

  Synonym:
  goblin, hob
  

  source: wordnet30
• an object of dread or apprehension(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
  

  Synonym:
  bugbear
  

  source: wordnet30
• A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.(noun)

  source: webster1913