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hobgoblin 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋhɑbˏgɑblIn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˊhɒbɡɒblin 〕
Overview of noun hobgoblin
The noun hobgoblin has 2 senses
- goblin, hob, hobgoblin -- ((folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings)
- bugbear, hobgoblin -- (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)