hobgoblin

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. 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
• Syn:
bugbear
• Hypernyms:
object
2. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
• Syn:
goblin, hob
• Topics:
folklore
• Hypernyms:
evil spirit

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  bugbear, goblin, hob