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incubus

[in-kyuh-buhs, ing-] / ˈɪn kyə bəs, ˈɪŋ- /


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Either side of this 10-foot incubus Bryan Robson and Peter Shilton pose supportively, like game but frightened parents.

From The Guardian • Jul. 17, 2020

But, as Pope Francis has said, there is a moral incubus on mankind to make a reality of Article 6 of the agreement pledging the abolition of nuclear weapons altogether. 

From US News • Aug. 10, 2015

At some midpoint in this incubus, it seemed that nothing would ever seem stupid, or at least surprisingly stupid, ever again.

From Slate

Realists, of course, see this ghost from the past as an incubus.

From Time Magazine Archive

Everything was still, as if weighed down by some monstrous incubus.

From Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo by Strang, Herbert




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