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.

Etymology: ME f. LL, L incubo nightmare (as INCUBATE)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.