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Sleep resistance, bouts of insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, crawling into bed with parents in the middle of the night - all these are so common among children, it seems fair to call them 'normal.'
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Meaning of "night terrors" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT TERRORS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHT TERRORS

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Night terrors is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGHT TERRORS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Night terror

A night terror, sleep terror or pavor nocturnus is a parasomnia disorder, causing feelings of terror or dread, and typically occurring in the first few hours of sleep during stage 3 or 4 non-rapid eye movement sleep. Night terrors tend to happen during periods of arousal from delta sleep, also known as slow-wave sleep. During the first half of a sleep cycle, delta sleep occurs most often, which indicates that people with more delta sleep activity are more prone to night terrors. However, they can also occur during daytime naps. Night terrors have been known since the ancient times, although it was impossible to differentiate them from nightmares until rapid eye movement was discovered. While nightmares are relatively common during childhood, night terrors occur less frequently according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. The prevalence of sleep terror episodes has been estimated at 1%-6% among children and at less than 1% of adults. Night terrors can often be mistaken for the disorder of confusional arousal. Sleep terrors begin between ages 3 and 12 years and then usually dissipate during adolescence.

Definition of night terrors in the English dictionary

The definition of night terrors in the dictionary is a condition in which a person, usually a child, suddenly starts from sleep in a state of extreme fear but cannot later remember the incident.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHT TERRORS

night porter
night raven
night robe
night safe
night school
night shelter
night shift
night sights
night sky
night soil
night stand
night stick
night storage heater
night storage heating
night table
night vision
night watch
night watchman
night watchmen
night work

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHT TERRORS

anchors
board of directors
Bors
Chamber of Horrors
Connors
Doors
favors
French doors
honors
horrors
indoors
majors
Mors
out of doors
out-of-doors
outdoors
pair of scissors
scissors
smoke and mirrors
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Synonyms and antonyms of night terrors in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «night terrors» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHT TERRORS

Find out the translation of night terrors to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night terrors from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «night terrors» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夜惊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terrores nocturnos
570 millions of speakers

English

night terrors
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रात भय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذعر الليلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночные страхи
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrores noturnos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতের বিভীষিকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terreurs nocturnes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kejutan malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachtschreck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜の恐怖
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밤 공포
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wengi banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nỗi sợ hãi ban đêm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரவு பயங்கரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्र भयावह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gece terörü
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

terrori notturni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koszmary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічні страхи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

terorile nocturne
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νυχτερινοί τρόμοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagvrese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nattskräck
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

natteskrekk
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT TERRORS»

The term «night terrors» is regularly used and occupies the 96.694 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about night terrors

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QUOTES WITH «NIGHT TERRORS»

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Siri Hustvedt
Sleep resistance, bouts of insomnia, nightmares, night terrors, crawling into bed with parents in the middle of the night - all these are so common among children, it seems fair to call them 'normal.'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT TERRORS»

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Night Terrors: Sex, Dating, Puberty, and Other Alarming Things
Delivering fresh, unapologetic views from the perspective of a precise and ferociously irreverent young female writer, Night Terrors is a rollicking manifesto on the agonies of modern life and love.
Ashley Cardiff, 2013
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Banishing Night Terrors and Nightmares: A Breakthrough ...
Drawn from the latest research and the author's own experiences with night terrors, this comprehensive guide provides parents with the most effective therapeutic approaches, the pros and cons of medication, and the steps needed for ...
Christopher Raoul Carranza, Jane Rogers Dill, 2004
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Night Terrors
When the Night Terror, a demon who temporarily takes over the souls of its victims when they sleep, discovers Buffy's secret, it targets Buffy as its ideal and permanent host.
Alice Henderson, 2005
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Night Terrors: Stories of Shadow and Substance
A collection of eleven original stories that deal with ghosts and gangs, murders and monsters
Lois Duncan, 1997
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Night Terrors: A Daniel Rinaldi Mystery
Psychologist Daniel Rinaldi is tasked to help retired FBI profiler Lyle Barnes with his night terrors, but when an unknown assassin targets Barnes, he flees protective custody, and Rinaldi must work with the Pittsburgh police to find him.
Dennis Palumbo, 2013
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Night Terrors: Hallways and Mirrors
Even after I woke, the pressure around my throat was real and would linger in bruises, and those figures would still be there, staring at me. Doctors called them night terrors.
Rose Golden, 2012
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Night Terrors
These are the hours when our dreams betray us and night terrors take hold.
Jim Murphy, 1994
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Night Terrors
Here, as a special introduction to the fear that awaits you in Savage Species, is the first section, Night Terrors, absolutely free!
Jonathan Janz, 2013
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Night Terrors
Hoping to move past the death of his little brother and his own nightmares, Dylan takes a summer job at a wilderness resort.
Sean Rodman, 2013
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Night Terrors: The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson
Within the covers of this volume you will encounter revengeful spectres, vampires, homicidal spirits, monstrous spectral worms and slugs and other entities of nameless dread. This is a classic collection that cannot fail to charm and chill.
E F Benson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT TERRORS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night terrors is used in the context of the following news items.
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Admitted sex abuser receives suspended sentence
She re-enrolled in a couple classes but has had trouble focusing, still having night terrors as a result of the sexual abuse, her father said. «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
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Surviving sexual abuse: Why sweeping it under the rug causes …
Like many child victims, Katie has daytime flashbacks, night terrors, she developed imaginary friends since the abuse and she has a ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»
3
Before I Wake Gets Some Far East Flavoring
In one moment they experience the incredible wonder of Cody's imagination and in the next the horrific nature of his night terrors. To save their ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
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KROQ Presents Night Terrors Of 1927 at the Troubadour October 3
Get more info at Troubadour.com. Night Terrors Of 1927 is a collaborative project by Blake Sennet (The Elected, Rilo Kiley) and Jarrod Gorbel ... «KROQ, Jul 15»
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Three-year-old sexually abused by close family friends
Carol noticed Katie created imaginary friends after the abuse, she suffers from night terrors and daytime flashbacks. Most alarmingly, Katie has ... «WNDU-TV, Jul 15»
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Read an exclusive excerpt and see the cover for Sarah Rees …
In the two years since my father and I had escaped Dark New York, I'd woken a hundred times to night terrors that vanished as soon as I ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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'Goosebumps' wants to drown you in nostalgia, will probably succeed
I'm having flashbacks to pre-adolescent night terrors. Thanks for the lingering trauma and crippling inability to wear a rubber mask, Teen Nick. «HitFix, Jul 15»
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Same-sex Couples Join Ranks of Utah Foster Families
There were night terrors and developmental delays. The kids initially resisted when their foster fathers set a schedule and expected them to ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
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This Girl Can Play Piano In Her Sleep While Sleepwalking [Video]
Medical researchers have recently concluded that night terrors, and their link to the sleepwalking disorder in children, could be hereditary. «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Service dog becomes more than man's best friend
Hodge, who suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and rheumatoid arthritis, said he was experiencing night terrors and nearly 55 panic ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»

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