夢魔 — meaning in English

English meaning

• incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
• succubus noun In folklore, a female demon believed to seduce men in their sleep.

Senses

夢魔 is used for these senses in English:

• incubus (medieval folklore) An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
• succubus (medieval folklore) A female demon which comes to men, especially monks, in their dreams to seduce them and have sexual intercourse, drawing energy from the men to sustain themselves, often until the point of exhaustion or death.

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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