Definitions for: Incubus

[n] a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
[n] someone who depresses or worries others
[n] a situation resembling a terrifying dream

Webster (1913) Definition: In"cu*bus, n.; pl. E. Incubuses, L. Incubi. [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.) 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.

Synonyms: nightmare

See Also: daemon, daimon, demon, devil, disagreeable person, fiend, situation, state of affairs, unpleasant person

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