English-Thai Dictionary

incubus

N ปีศาจ ที่มา ร่วมประเว ณี กับ ผู้หญิงข ณะ นอนหลับ (ทาง  mythology demon devil pe-sad-ti-ma-ruam-pra-we-ne-kab-phu-ying-ka-na-non-lab

 

incubus

N สิ่ง ที่ ครอบงำ จิตใจ (โดยเฉพาะ ทาง วรรณ คดี  ฝันร้าย  nightmare sing-ti-krob-ngam-jid-jai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCUBUS

n.[L. incubo, to lie on. ] 1. The nightmare; an oppression of the breast in sleep, or sense of weight, with an almost total loss of the power of moving the body, while the imagination is frightened or astonished.
2. A demon; an imaginary being or fairy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INCUBUS

In "cu *bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. Etym: [L., the nightmare. Cf. Incubate. ]

 

1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have sexual intercourse with women by night. Tylor. The devils who appeared in the female form were generally called succubi; those who appeared like men incubi, though this distinction was not always preserved. Lecky.

 

2. (Med. )

 

Defn: The nightmare. See Nightmare. Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden, as we call it. Burton.

 

3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that prevents the free use of the faculties. Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey. J. L. Farley.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

incubus

in cu bus |ˈiNGkyəbəs, ˈin- ˈɪŋkjəbəs | ▶noun ( pl. incubi |-ˌbī | ) a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. • a cause of distress or anxiety: debt is a big incubus in developing countries. • archaic a nightmare. ORIGIN Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare, ’ from incubare ‘lie on ’ (see incubate ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

incubus

incubus |ˈɪŋkjʊbəs | ▶noun ( pl. incubi |-bʌɪ | ) a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women. • a cause of difficulty or anxiety: debt is a big incubus in developing countries. • archaic a nightmare. ORIGIN Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare ’, from incubare ‘lie on ’ (see incubate ).

 

Duden Dictionary

Incubus

In cu bus Inkubus |I ncubus |

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

incubus

in cu bus /ɪ́ŋkjʊbəs, ɪ́n -/名詞 複 -bi /-bàɪ /, ～es C 夢魔 ; 悪夢 ; 心の重荷, 心配の種 .