incubus
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incubus
- /ˈɪŋ.kjʊ.bəs/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈɪn.kjə.bəs/ Australia, Canada, US
Sounds like incubous
Where it comes from
From Late Latin incubus, from Latin incubō (“nightmare, one who lies down on the sleeper”), from incubō (“to lie upon, to hatch”, from in- (“on”) + cubō (“to lie down”)).
noun incubi · incubuses
- An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
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A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
it increaseth fearful dreams, incubus, night-walking, crying out, and much unquietness […] .
Similar: nightmare
- Any oppressive thing or person; a burden. Again he felt the impulse of flight: but his body was a dry dead incubus that refused to obey his volition.
- One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.
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noun an evil spirit
| Español | íncubo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 몽마 mongma |
| 日本語 | インキュバス inkyubasu, 夢魔 muma |
| 中文 | 惡魔 /恶魔 èmó |
| Português | íncubo |
| Français | incube |
| Deutsch | Inkubus |
| Italiano | incubo |
| Română | incub |
| Русский | инку́б inkúb, де́мон démon, злой дух zloj dux, злой ге́ний zloj génij |
| العربية | جَاثُوم jāṯūm, كَابُوس kābūs |
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