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Definition of
incubus noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
incubus
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈɪŋkyəbəs
/
/
(
pl.
incubi
NAmE
/
/
ˈɪŋkyəˌbaɪ
/
/
)
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1
a male evil spirit, supposed in the past to have sex with a sleeping woman
compare
succubus
2
(
literary
)
a problem that makes you worry a lot
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incubus
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