evil spirit vs hobgoblin

evil spirit and hobgoblin both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
evil spirit	Yes	No	No	No
hobgoblin	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hobgoblin is a hyponym of evil spirit; that is, hobgoblin is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evil spirit:

evil spirit: a spirit tending to cause harm
hobgoblin: (folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

Other hyponyms of evil spirit include bad fairy, bogey, bogie, bogy, daemon, daimon, demon, devil, fiend, cacodaemon, cacodemon, ghoul, goblin, hob, kelpie, kelpy, lamia, vampire.

evil spirit (noun)	hobgoblin (noun)
a spirit tending to cause harm	an object of dread or apprehension
	(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings

evil spirit vs hobgoblin

evil spirit and hobgoblin both are nouns.

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