1. (noun)incubus a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women Synonyms: nightmare
2. (noun)nightmare, incubus a situation resembling a terrifying dream Synonyms: nightmare, incubus
3. (noun)incubus someone who depresses or worries others Synonyms: nightmare
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'incubus'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. incubus A burden (from the Anglo-Saxon byrthen, from the verb beran, bear) is what one has to bear, and the word is used always of that which is borne by a living agent. A load (from the Anglo-Saxon Synonyms: load, burden, charge, encumbrance, incubus, pack, cargo, clog, freight, lading, weight