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night terror
noun
- a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
Word History and Origins
Origin of night terror1
Example Sentences
In her latest role in Showtime’s “The Woman in the Wall,” Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors.
It may intrude on everyday activity, thrusting a person into the middle of a horrifying event, or surface as night terrors or flashbacks.
Worst of all, Yousef often wakes up screaming inconsolably from night terrors and cannot go back to sleep.
And if someone appears physically distressed in their sleep like this, it’s more likely that they’re having a night terror than a nightmare; night terrors are different neurological experiences.
That criticism provokes a response that then sparks larger discourse — remember the night terror that was "The Idol?"
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