Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

night terror

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables
night ter-ror
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

An interruption of sleep caused by anxiety, panic or screaming.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

night terrors (plural)

Synonyms

pavor nocturnus sleep terror terrore notturno

Questions

What does night terror mean?
A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming.

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