INCUBUS


Meaning of INCUBUS in English

-bəs noun

( plural incu·bi -ˌbī ; also incubuses )

Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin, from Latin incubare to lie upon, hatch

1. : an evil spirit believed to lie upon persons in their sleep and especially to have sexual intercourse with women by night — compare succubus

2. : nightmare 2

3. : a person or thing that oppresses or burdens like a nightmare

the security council — free for once from the incubus of the veto — was able to act swiftly and decisively — C.P.Romulo

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