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incubi

noun

Meaning

  1. An evil spirit supposed to oppress people while asleep, especially to have sex with women as they sleep.
  2. A feeling of oppression during sleep, sleep paralysis; night terrors, a nightmare.
  3. (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
  4. One of various of parasitic insects, especially subfamily Aphidiinae.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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