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Noun: incubus (incubi)  in-kyu-bus
  1. A male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
     
  2. A situation resembling a terrifying dream
    - nightmare
     
  3. Someone who depresses or worries others

Derived forms: incubi

Type of: daemon, daimon, demon, devil, disagreeable person, fiend, situation, unpleasant person

Encyclopedia: Incubus

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