Hobgoblin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

an object of dread or apprehension; ; --Ralph Waldo Emerson

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːbɡəblˌɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛɹɪtəz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛɹɪtəz/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːbɡəblˌɪn/.

Examples

Germany was always a bugbear for France
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

goblin bugbear hob

Parts of Speech

noun	(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
noun	an object of dread or apprehension; ; --Ralph Waldo Emerson “Germany was always a bugbear for France”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kobold

(Folklore) ein kleines groteskes übernatürliches Wesen, das den Menschen Ärger bereitet

🇫🇷French

lutin

(folklore) une petite créature surnaturelle grotesque qui cause des ennuis aux êtres humains

🇪🇸Spanish

duende

(folclore) una pequeña criatura sobrenatural grotesca que causa problemas a los seres humanos

🇳🇱Dutch

kobold

(folklore) een klein grotesk bovennatuurlijk wezen dat problemen veroorzaakt voor mensen

🇵🇹Portuguese

duende

(folclore) uma pequena criatura sobrenatural grotesca que causa problemas aos seres humanos

🇷🇺Russian

хобгоблин

(фольклор) маленькое гротескное сверхъестественное существо, доставляющее неприятности людям.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डरावना

(लोककथा) एक छोटा विचित्र अलौकिक प्राणी जो मनुष्यों के लिए परेशानी खड़ी करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹாப்கோப்ளின்

(நாட்டுப்புறவியல்) ஒரு சிறிய கோரமான இயற்கைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட உயிரினம், இது மனிதர்களுக்கு பிரச்சனையை ஏற்படுத்துகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

హాబ్గోబ్లిన్

(జానపద కథలు) మానవులకు ఇబ్బంది కలిగించే ఒక చిన్న వింతైన అతీంద్రియ జీవి

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉबगोब्लिन

(लोककथा) एक लहान विचित्र अलौकिक प्राणी जो मानवांना त्रास देतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોબગોબ્લિન

(લોકસાહિત્ય) એક નાનું વિલક્ષણ અલૌકિક પ્રાણી જે મનુષ્ય માટે મુશ્કેલી ઊભી કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಾಬ್ಗಾಬ್ಲಿನ್

(ಜಾನಪದ) ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ವಿಡಂಬನಾತ್ಮಕ ಅಲೌಕಿಕ ಜೀವಿ ಇದು ಮನುಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ತೊಂದರೆ ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോബ്ഗോബ്ലിൻ

(നാടോടിക്കഥകൾ) മനുഷ്യർക്ക് പ്രശ്‌നമുണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ഒരു ചെറിയ വിചിത്രമായ അമാനുഷിക ജീവി

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوبگوبلن

(لوک کہانی) ایک چھوٹی سی عجیب الوکک مخلوق جو انسانوں کے لئے پریشانی کا باعث بنتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

妖精

（民间传说）一种给人类带来麻烦的奇形怪状的小超自然生物

🇯🇵Japanese

ホブゴブリン

(民間伝承)人間を困らせる小さなグロテスクな超自然的な生き物

🇰🇷Korean

홉고블린

(민속) 인간을 괴롭히는 작은 기괴한 초자연적 생물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

yêu tinh

(văn hóa dân gian) một sinh vật siêu nhiên kỳ dị nhỏ bé chuyên gây rắc rối cho con người

🇹🇭Thai

ฮอบก็อบลิน

(คติชน) สิ่งเหนือธรรมชาติเล็กๆ น้อยๆ ที่สร้างปัญหาให้กับมนุษย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

momok

(cerita rakyat) makhluk gaib kecil yang aneh yang membuat masalah bagi manusia

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غول

(فولكلور) مخلوق صغير خارق للطبيعة يثير المشاكل للبشر

🇮🇷Persian

گوبلین

(فولکلور) موجودی ماوراء الطبیعه کوچک گروتسک که برای انسان دردسر ایجاد می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

serseri

(folklor) insanlara sorun çıkaran küçük, tuhaf, doğaüstü bir yaratık

🇮🇱Hebrew

הובגובלין

(פולקלור) יצור על-טבעי גרוטסקי קטן שעושה צרות לבני אדם

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