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noun Psychiatry.
a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
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Also called sleep-terror disorder.
Origin of night terror
First recorded in 1895â1900
Words nearby night terror
nightspot, nightstand, night stick, night sweats, night table, night terror, night terrors, nighttide, nighttime, night vision, nightwalker
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