Hobgoblin
Related Definitions
[n] 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
[n] (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Related Terms
bogey, bogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, Dracula, fee-faw-fum, Frankenstein, frightener, ghost, ghoul, goblin, hob, holy terror, horror, incubus, monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, ouphe, phantom, revenant, scarebabe, scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror