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night terror
noun
Psychiatry.
- a sudden feeling of extreme fear that awakens a sleeping person, usually during slow-wave sleep, and is not associated with a dream or nightmare.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of night terror1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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One victim said he suffered from panic attacks and night terrors as a result of the gang's actions.
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She also suffers panic attacks and night terrors.
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She said she had since replayed the incidents in her mind, suffered panic attacks and night terrors and "carried so much guilt thinking that I could have done more and reacted in a different way".
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In her latest role in Showtime’s “The Woman in the Wall,†Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors.
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It may intrude on everyday activity, thrusting a person into the middle of a horrifying event, or surface as night terrors or flashbacks.
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