incubus
n.
evil spirit; nightmare; something which causes distress or depression
Incubus
incubus
Noun
1. a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
(hypernym) devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon
2. a situation resembling a terrifying dream
(synonym) nightmare
(hypernym) situation
3. someone who depresses or worries others
(hypernym) unpleasant person, disagreeable person
incubus
n.
incubus, evil spirit; nightmare
Incubus
(n.)
The nightmare. See Nightmare.
(n.)
Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties.
(n.)
A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About