English to English
noun
- (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
source: WordNet 3.0
- an object of dread or apprehension
Germany was always a bugbear for France.
A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
source: WordNet 3.0
- A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [jobgóblin] Dwende; katatakután
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog