Definition: an object of dread or apprehension
Usage: Germany was always a bugbear for France; A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds--Ralph Waldo Emerson
Similar words: object
Definition: the focus of cognitions or feelings
Usage: objects of thought; the object of my affection
Synonyms: hob, hobgoblin, goblin
Definition: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
Similar words: evil spirit
Definition: a spirit tending to cause harm