incubus

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Recent Examples of incubus This meaning is visualized in Henry Fuseli’s 1781 painting The Nightmare, which shows a woman sleeping peacefully on a couch while a nauseating monster—an incubus—sits portentously on her abdomen, unbeknownst to her. Time, 28 Dec. 2022 As Tommy’s experiences in the tunnels of France mark a continued incubus for his character, with visions of being pulled into the mud, the sounding of the bell coincides with his own inner peace. Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 13 June 2022 An incubus is the male variety (and also that band). Angie Jones, Glamour, 17 Mar. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incubus
Noun
  • Now a lawyer like her father, she’s forced to confront her demons as the case twists through one shocking revelation after another.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
  • Buffy the Vampire Slayer launched in 1997 and ultimately ran for seven seasons, telling the story of its titular hero, a young woman who must fight vampires, demons, and other evil forces while making her way through high school.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The computer daemon operates in a similar manner, continuously working behind the scenes to keep processes going and to address service requests.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Yet in their original form gremlins are alive and well, living under new names—daemons, worms, virtual pets.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Zoom in: The Boston team's name gives a nod to the banshees described in Celtic folklore.
    Steph Solis, Axios, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Our ears are still ringing from watching fans become shrieking banshees upon realizing that one of her professional dancers was actually the NFL star.
    Lauren Huff, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Eliot beforehand – and the nightmarish inner gorge is a spiffy mix of nature run amok plus terrifying ghouls that would give Swamp Thing the willies.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
  • Both movies feature a killer clown, but while Joaquin Phoenix’s grinning menace suffers from delusions of grandeur and an unspecified mental illness, the hideous ghoul from hell in Terrifier known as Art hacks away at his victims with no discernible motivation beyond the grisly acts themselves.
    Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The sonic phantoms that have long plagued The View have finally wafted over to terrorize the set of Live With Kelly and Mark.
    EW.com, EW.com, 18 Feb. 2025
  • The results showed clear differences in signal quality: The phantom simulating dry skin had a lower signal-to-noise ratio, while the hydrated skin phantom showed better signal clarity.
    Krittika Goyal, The Conversation, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The before-and-after pictures still astound: a skeletal wraith on the left, a rosy-cheeked child on the right.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 27 May 2015
  • Agatha is also being pursued by her ex, Rio Vidal (Aubrey Plaza), a powerful green witch, as well as the Salem Seven, vengeful wraiths of Agatha's first coven.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Combining animation and live action, the film continues the adventures of the magical imp Pumuckl.
    Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Feb. 2025
  • But read two more and the skeptical imp within you awakens.
    Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • After the 2023 Supreme Court ruling, which deemed affirmative action in university admissions unconstitutional, attacks on DEI proliferated, and the term became a right-wing bogeyman blamed for almost anything that goes wrong in any workplace.
    Kizzy Cox, Essence, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Justin Baldoni would seem to be a bogeyman for America’s right wing.
    Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2025

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