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   In·cu·bus

   /ˈiNGkyəbəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. a male demon believed to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women.
   • ▪ a cause of distress or anxiety: "debt is a big incubus in developing countries"
   • ▪ a nightmare.

   Word Origin Middle English: late Latin form of Latin incubo ‘nightmare’, from incubare ‘lie on’ (see incubate).

   Scrabble Points: 11

   • I

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • U

     1

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

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