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Definition 2025

night_terror

night terror

English

Noun

night terror ‎(plural night terrors)

(pathology) A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming.

Synonyms

pavor nocturnus
sleep terror

Translations

sleeping disorder

Chinese:
Mandarin: 夜驚 (zh), 夜惊 (zh) ‎(yèjīng)
Finnish: unikauhuhäiriö
French: terreur nocturne f

German: Nachtangst f, Pavor Nocturnus m
Japanese: 夜驚症 ‎(やきょうしょう, yakyōshō)
Portuguese: terror noturno m
Russian: ночно́й у́жас m ‎(nočnój úžas), ночно́й страх m ‎(nočnój strax)