Hyphenation of Hobgoblin

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Hobgoblin? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

Hob-gob-lin

Definitions of Hobgoblin:

1.	(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
2.	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

Synonyms of Hobgoblin:

noun	goblin, hob, evil spirit
noun	bugbear, object

Last hyphenations of this language

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