Incubus - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɪŋkjʊbəs|
Brit.
|ˈɪŋkjʊbəs|
noun
- a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
- a situation resembling a terrifying dream (syn: nightmare)
- someone who depresses or worries others
- a situation resembling a terrifying dream (syn: nightmare)
- someone who depresses or worries others
Extra examples
Joyce regarded his US citizenship as a moral and political incubus.
Word forms
noun
singular: incubus
plural: incubi
singular: incubus
plural: incubi
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