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Meanings of incubus in anglès

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A situation resembling a terrifying dream.

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        Examples for "nightmare"
        1
        Italian Food was published as Europe began to recover from that nightmare.
        The Irish Times
        2
        A significant number of outwardly successful people find social situations a nightmare.
        The Irish Times
        3
        Just think, though; one day, our long international nightmare will be over.
        Wired
        4
        Ed Sheeran South Africa: A bit of a ticketing nightmare so far?
        The South African
        5
        The use of teargas and pepper sprays are a public health nightmare.
        The Guardian
        Usage of incubus in anglès
        1
        The incubus of legs and chelae and vital organs will be removed.
        The Chessmen of Mars
        2
        I come from a family where everyone's an incubus or a succubus.
        Small favor
        3
        Since I'd saved William from becoming an incubus, Bill would never exist.
        The Angel Stone
        4
        I tried to stamp off the incubus, but it would not go.
        My Year of the War / Including an Account of Experiences with th...
        5
        There's a strange incubus on my mind, I must lift it first.
        The Drowned World
        6
        As pointing more specifically to the incubus of Potts, there was this:-
        The Boss of Little Arcady
        7
        Even if he was an incubus, he was capable of selfless love.
        The Angel Stone
        8
        An incubus of disappointment weighed upon his soul and clouded his brow.
        Unleavened Bread
        9
        For about ten minutes Hortense sat under the incubus of this oppression.
        Poor Relations
        10
        Do you think your incubus boyfriend is waiting for you in Faerie?
        The Angel Stone
        11
        My incubus had been made through the foolishness of my own ancestor!
        The Angel Stone
        12
        In the middle of the sixteenth century, Spain was the incubus of Europe.
        France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
        13
        For the first time the incubus of the war seemed lighter upon G.J.
        The Pretty Lady
        14
        The vast monarchical incubus rises between the people and their ideal.
        The Ways of Men
        15
        It is the sorrow of their thoughts, and the incubus of their dreams.
        Select Speeches of Kossuth
        16
        It means you're breaking the hold the incubus had on you.
        The Water Witch
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