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hobgoblinnoun an imaginary being usually having a small human form and magical powersin Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, Puck is a hobgoblin who plays pranks such as spoiling milk and tripping old ladies brownie, dwarf, elf, faerie(also faery), fairy, fay, gnome, goblin, gremlin, kobold, leprechaun, pixie(also pixy), puck, sprite, troll little peoplekelpie, nixiechangelingimpbanshee, ghoul, hag, ogre something or someone that causes fear or dread especially without reasonthe fear of success and the pressures that come with it can be more of a hobgoblin than the possibility of failure bête noire, black beast, bogey(also bogie or bogy), bugaboo, bugbear, dread, ogre apparition, ghost, phantasm(also fantasm), phantom, poltergeist, shade, specter(or spectre), spirit, spook, wraithbanshee, bogeyman(also bogyman), demon(or daemon), devil, fiend, ghoul, imp, incubusfright, horrible, horror, monster, monstrosity, terrorbane, curse, enemy, plague, scourge, tormentabomination, anathema in 1530 |