NIGHT TERROR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does night terror mean? 

• NIGHT TERROR (noun)
  The noun NIGHT TERROR has 1 sense:

1. an emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings

  Familiarity information: NIGHT TERROR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NIGHT TERROR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An emotional episode (usually in young children) in which the person awakens in terror with feelings of anxiety and fear but is unable to remember any incident that might have provoked those feelings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("night terror" is a kind of...):

drama; dramatic event (an episode that is turbulent or highly emotional)

 Context examples 

Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) Insomnia; difficulty falling asleep, broken sleep, unsatisfying sleep and fatigue on waking, dreams, nightmares, night terrors.

(HAMA - Insomnia, NCI Thesaurus)