INCUBUS


Meaning of INCUBUS in English

n. (pl. incubuses or incubi) 1 an evil spirit supposed to descend on sleeping persons. 2 a nightmare. 3 a person or thing that oppresses like a nightmare.

[ ME f. LL, = L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE) ]

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