sleep paralysis
The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleepThe normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
» Yanni had sleep paralysis very often.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
(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.
Schlafparalyse, Schlafstarre, Schlaflähmung
со́нный парали́чsónnyj paralíč
со́нний пара́лічsónnyj parálič
Examples
11 sentencesYanni had sleep paralysis very often.
Ziri saw that during sleep paralysis.
Ziri had a sleep paralysis hallucination.
Ziri endured horrible sleep-paralysis nightmares.
Sami always had sleep paralysis as a kid.
Translations
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Forms
plural: sleep paralyses| Singular | sleep paralysis |
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Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable