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nightmare
Pillow fright.
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oneirodynia gravis, nightmare
A condition during sleep which is usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which a person wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind.
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oneiro-, oneir-, oniro-, onir-, -neir-
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(Latin: specter, witch, mask, nightmare > Italian mascera > French, masque [covering to hide or to protect the face])