noun
- something that causes worry, distress, or trouble; a burden or nightmare
- an evil spirit believed to lie on sleeping people
Usage: mythology; folklore
Examples
- The debt became an incubus that haunted him for years.
- She couldn’t shake off the incubus of her past mistakes.
- The project turned into an incubus for the entire team.
- Ancient folklore described an incubus as a malevolent spirit.
- The guilt was like an incubus weighing on her conscience.
- He felt the incubus of responsibility pressing down on him.