Associations to the word «Hobgoblin»

Wiktionary

HOBGOBLIN, noun. A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans.
HOBGOBLIN, noun. (by extension) A source of dread, fear or apprehension; a bugbear.

Dictionary definition

HOBGOBLIN, noun. (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings.
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.

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn