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sleep terror

sleep terror noun: a night terror.

Noun

sleep terror (plural sleep terrors)

  1. A night terror.

Forms of sleep terror

pluralsleep terrors

Questions about sleep terror

What does sleep terror mean?
Sleep terror means a night terror.
What part of speech is sleep terror?
Sleep terror is a noun.
What is the plural of sleep terror?
The plural of sleep terror is sleep terrors.

Words near sleep terror in the dictionary

  1. sleep starts
  2. sleep talk
  3. sleep talked
  4. sleep talking
  5. sleep talks
  6. sleep terror
  7. sleep terrors
  8. sleep tight
  9. sleep together
  10. sleep twitch
  11. sleep twitches

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