incubo — 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.
• nightmare noun A frightening or unpleasant dream.

Senses

incubo is used for these senses in English:

• nightmare A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]

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.

nightmare — full definition

1. noun A frightening or unpleasant dream.
2. noun Any deeply unpleasant, stressful, or frightening situation.

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