Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Sudden and incomplete waking from sleep (on the part of young children) in a state of confusion and terror.
Wiktionary
- n. Plural form of night terror.
GNU Webster's 1913
- (Med.) A sudden awakening associated with a sensation of terror, occurring in children, esp. those of unstable nervous constitution.
Examples
“I wondered what night terrors inhabited the dark corners of a Speck's mind.”
“Just as it had been with STS-41D, I knew Prime Crew night terrors awaited me for STS-27.”
“According to anthropologist Antonia Mills, nightmares and night terrors may sometimes be related to traumatic memories from a previous life.”
“Dr. Mainwaring said those were night terrors and probably related to some neurological problem.”
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