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English to English noun
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(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings |  | source: wordnet30
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an object of dread or apprehension | | Example: Germany was always a bugbear for France
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
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A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. | | source: webster1913
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