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/mɛəɹz/
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Definition

/mɛəɹz/
noun
  1. An adult female horse.
  2. A foolish woman.
noun
  1. A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.
noun
  1. A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
  2. Sleep paralysis.
  3. A very bad or frightening dream.
    “I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.”

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