terreurs nocturnes — meaning in English
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English meaning
- incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
Senses
terreurs nocturnes is used for these senses in English:
- incubus A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
incubus — full definition
- noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
- noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.