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night terror
night terrorn. An episode of nighttime arousal from sleep, accompanied by intense fear and agitation and not recalled after awakening. Night terrors are more common in children than in adults. Also called sleep terror.night′ ter`ror
n. a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person and is not associated with a dream. [1895–1900] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | night terror - an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelingsdramatic event, drama - an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional |
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night terrorn. An episode of nighttime arousal from sleep, accompanied by intense fear and agitation and not recalled after awakening. Night terrors are more common in children than in adults. Also called sleep terror.The abrupt awakening from sleep with behaviour consistent with terror, which is most common in preadolescent boys, but may occur in girls and extend into adulthoodnight terror
Words related to night terrornoun an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelingsRelated Words |