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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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.