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incubus

noun

/ˈɪŋkjʊbəs/

Meaning

An oppressive or nightmarish burden; in folklore, an evil spirit that lies upon sleeping people.

Debt became an incubus that weighed heavily on the family.

burden, oppression, nightmare, torment, affliction

relief, comfort, blessing

financial incubus, social incubus, incubus of debt, oppressive incubus

A large corporation formed by the merging of separate and diverse firms.

a cunning act intended to deceive; a skillful action performed for entertainment

an area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but...

The state of being extremely dry, especially having insufficient rainfall to support vegetation.

A story or event recorded by a camera as a set of moving images and shown in a theater or on televis...

The ancient past, especially the period of classical and other human civilizations before the Middle...