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incubus

/ˈɪŋkjubəs/noun

उच्चारण इंक्युबस

मन पर भारी बोझ, चिंता या संकट

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nounincubi, incubuses
  1. 1

    [C] literary

    a heavy burden, worry or problem that weighs on the mind

    मन पर भारी बोझ, चिंता या संकट

    • The huge debt was an incubus on the family.
    • Fear of failure was an incubus that haunted him before every exam.
    • The old regulations became an incubus on small businesses.

    Synonyms burden nightmare albatross

  2. 2

    [C]

    in old stories, an evil male spirit believed to visit sleeping women at night

    पुरानी कथाओं में सोती स्त्रियों के पास रात को आने वाला दुष्ट पुरुष-प्रेत

    • Medieval writers blamed the incubus for bad dreams.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

burden nightmare albatross

AaSpelling

in·cu·bus

§Grammar and usage

Plural: the plural is incubi or incubuses.

Plural: इसका plural incubi या incubuses है।

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin incubare, meaning to lie upon.

यह Latin शब्द incubare से बना है, जिसका अर्थ ऊपर लेटना है।