cauchemar — meaning in English

English meaning

• bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
• incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
• nightmare noun A frightening or unpleasant dream.

Senses

cauchemar is used for these senses in English:

• bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
• incubus A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
• nightmare A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]
• whangdoodle (obsolete) Term of disparagement

incubus — full definition

1. noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
2. noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.

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