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incubus

🇬🇧 UK/'iŋkjubәs/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

n.

A male demon said to have sex with sleeping women; an oppressive burden or source of anxiety.

梦淫妖;梦魇;沉重的负担

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
cubCuba, the island
+
ussuffix
=incubus

Common Collocations

  • 1.financial incubus财务负担
  • 2.political incubus政治负担

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The financial debt had become an incubus weighing down the company.

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