"night terror" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (pathology) A sleeping disorder, where sleep is interrupted by anxiety, panic or screaming. Categories (topical): Pathology Translations (sleeping disorder): 夜驚 (Chinese Mandarin), 夜惊 (yèjīng) (Chinese Mandarin), søvnterror [common-gender] (Danish), unikauhuhäiriö (Finnish), terreur nocturne [feminine] (French), Nachtangst [feminine] (German), Pavor Nocturnus [masculine] (German), éjszakai felrettenés/rémület (Hungarian), terrore notturno [masculine] (Italian), pavor nocturnus [masculine] (Italian), 夜驚症 (yakyōshō) (alt: やきょうしょう) (Japanese), 야경증 (yagyeongjeung) (alt: 夜驚症) (Korean), terror noturno [masculine] (Portuguese), ночно́й у́жас (nočnój úžas) [masculine] (Russian), ночно́й страх (nočnój strax) [masculine] (Russian), nattskräck [common-gender] (Swedish)
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  2. (pathology) An interruption of sleep caused by anxiety, panic or screaming. Categories (topical): Pathology, Sleep
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Synonyms: pavor nocturnus, sleep terror, terrore notturno

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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "night terror"
  ],
  "word": "night terror"
}

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