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.
Etymology: ME f. LL, L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE)
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.
Etymology: ME f. LL, L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE)
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012