hobgoblin

Noun
  1. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings (synset 109566877)
    referred to in: folklore - the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
    is a type of: evil spirit - a spirit tending to cause harm
    same as: goblin, hob
  2. An object of dread or apprehension (synset 105819688)
    "Germany was always a bugbear for France"; "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds"
    is a type of: object - the focus of cognitions or feelings
    same as: bugbear

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