Synonyms for incubus

Grammar : Noun

Spell : in-kyuh-buh s, ing-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ-

Définition of incubus

Origin : c.1200, from Late Latin (Augustine), from Latin incubo "nightmare, one who lies down on (the sleeper)," from incubare "to lie upon" (see incubate). Plural is incubi. In the Middle Ages their existence was recognized by law.

noun evil spirit

Example sentences :

I now began to despise my body—I almost hated it as an incubus!
Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley

Three times she strove to throw off the incubus, to speak, but in vain.
Extract from : « At Pinney's Ranch » by Edward Bellamy

It relates that one night Incubus invaded a certain lady's bedroom.
Extract from : « The Superstitions of Witchcraft » by Howard Williams

But Incubus told her if she would so forsake him, he would be revenged upon her.
Extract from : « The Superstitions of Witchcraft » by Howard Williams

It has been an incubus of discouragement in all intellectual pursuits.
Extract from : « Aims and Aids for Girls and Young Women » by George Sumner Weaver

I uncoiled the hose from my shoulder and eased the incubus from my back.
Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore

I wriggled my back in order to discover, if I could, the nature of the incubus.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

Remember that the Goodeniaceae have weighed like an incubus for years on my soul.
Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin

He even might be considered an incubus, for he had to be cared for in all ways.
Extract from : « Godfrey Morgan » by Jules Verne

Then, my dear Mrs. Berners, if this was not incubus, what do you suppose it to have been?
Extract from : « Cruel As The Grave » by Mrs. Emma D. E. N. Southworth

Antonyms for incubus

angel
god

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