incubus

n. பேய்க்கனா, தீக்கனவு, கனவில்வந்து கிலியூட்டுவதாகக் கருதப்படும் கொடிய பேயுருவ ஆவி, அச்சுறுத்திக் கொடுமைப்படுத்துபவர், அச்சுறுத்திக் கொடுமைப்படுத்தும் பொருள், கிலியூட்டும் செய்தி.

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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.

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