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sleep paralysis en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
2. (countable, uncountable) A situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings, unable to move or speak, often accompanied by hallucinations and feelings of terror.

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Relateds

insomnia

Translations (34)

ja 金縛り (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · uk со́нний пара́ліч (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · is svefnlömun (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · it paralisi nel sonno (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · th ผีอำ (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · fr paralysie du sommeil (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · cmn 睡眠癱瘓症 /睡眠瘫痪症 (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · acw جاثوم (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ar جَاثُوم (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · de Schlafparalyse (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · sv sömnförlamning (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · cmn 鬼壓床 /鬼压床 (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · az qarabasma (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · cmn 鬼壓身 /鬼压身 (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · la paralysis somnī (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ro paralizie în timpul somnului (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · fi unihalvaus (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · de Schlaflähmung (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · es parálisis del sueño (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · id ketindihan (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ru со́нный парали́ч (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · afb ياثوم (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · de Schlafstarre (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · id kelumpuhan tidur (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · pt paralisia do sono (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ar شَلَل النَّوْم (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ca paràlisi del son (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · aeb بُو تِلِّيس (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · el παράλυση ύπνου (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · az yuxu iflici (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · vi bóng đè (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · ko 가위눌림 (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · sv sömnparalys (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening) · gu ઓથાર (inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening)