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in⋅cu⋅bus

  [in-kyuh-buhs, ing-]
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–noun, plural -bi  [-bahy] , -bus⋅es.
1. an imaginary demon or evil spirit supposed to descend upon sleeping persons, esp. one fabled to have sexual intercourse with women during their sleep. Compare succubus (def. 1).
2. a nightmare.
3. something that weighs upon or oppresses one like a nightmare.
Origin:
1175–1225; ME < LL: a nightmare induced by such a demon, n. deriv. of L incubāre to lie upon; see incubate
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in·cu·bus   (ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-)   
n.   pl. in·cu·bus·es or in·cu·bi (-bī')

  1. An evil spirit supposed to descend upon and have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.

  2. A nightmare.

  3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.


[Middle English, from Late Latin, alteration of Latin incubō, from incubāre, to lie down on; see incubate.]
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Main Entry: in·cu·bus
Pronunciation: 'i[ng]-ky&-b&s, 'in-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural in·cu·bi /-"bI, -"bE/ also in·cu·bus·es
1 : an evil spirit at one time thought to lie on persons in their sleep; especially : one thought to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women —compare SUCCUBUS
2 : NIGHTMARE
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incubus in·cu·bus (ĭn'kyə-bəs, ĭng'-)
n. pl. in·cu·bus·es or in·cu·bi (-bī')

  1. An evil spirit believed to have sexual intercourse with women as they sleep.

  2. A nightmare.

  3. An oppressive or nightmarish burden.

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