'Hobgoblin' definitions:

Definition of 'hobgoblin'

noun

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings [syn: goblin, hob, hobgoblin]

noun

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, hobgoblin]

Definition of 'Hobgoblin'

From: GCIDE

Hobgoblin \Hob"gob`lin\, n. [See 2d Hob, and Goblin.] A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'hobgoblin'

From: Moby Thesaurus

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,
vampire,
werewolf,
Wolf-man