Meanings
nounnight terror (plural night terrors)
plural night terrors
- medicineAn interruption of sleep caused by anxiety, panic or screaming.
The sleep data are analyzed to determine if there is a consistent pattern when the night terrors occur. The parent is instructed to wake the child 15 to 30 minutes before the night terror typically occurs.
2017, Marie Ardill, Ashley A. Houston, Constance J. Dalenberg, “Night Terror”, in Amy Wenzel, editor, The SAGE Encyclopedia of Abnormal and Clinical Psychology, SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 2287
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 夜驚 /夜惊
- 夜驚 /夜惊 (yèjīng)sleeping disorder
Danish søvnterror
- søvnterrorsleeping disorder
Finnish unikauhuhäiriö
- unikauhuhäiriösleeping disorder
French terreur nocturne
- terreur nocturnesleeping disorder
German Nachtangst, Pavor Nocturnus
- Nachtangstsleeping disorder
- Pavor Nocturnussleeping disorder
Hungarian éjszakai felrettenés/rémület
- éjszakai felrettenés/rémületsleeping disorder
Italian terrore notturno, pavor nocturnus
- terrore notturnosleeping disorder
- pavor nocturnussleeping disorder
Japanese 夜驚症
- 夜驚症 (yakyōshō)sleeping disorder
Korean 야경증
- 야경증 (yagyeongjeung)sleeping disorder
Polish lęk nocny
- lęk nocnysleeping disorder
Portuguese terror noturno
- terror noturnosleeping disorder
Russian ночно́й у́жас, ночно́й страх
- ночно́й у́жас (nočnój úžas)sleeping disorder
- ночно́й страх (nočnój strax)sleeping disorder
Spanish terror nocturno
- terror nocturnosleeping disorder
Swedish nattskräck
- nattskräcksleeping disorder
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APA
night terror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20terror
MLA
“night terror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20terror. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night terror,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night%20terror.
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