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Meaning of sleep paralysis | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
    countable, uncountable
  2. 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.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية جاثوم شَلَل النَّوْم
Azərbaycanca qarabasma yuxu iflici
Deutsch Schlaflähmung Schlafparalyse Schlafstarre
Español parálisis del sueño
Suomi unihalvaus
Français paralysie du sommeil
ગુજરાતી ઓથાર
Bahasa Indonesia ketindihan
Italiano paralisi nel sonno
日本語 金縛り
한국어 가위눌림
Português paralisia do sono
Русский со́нный парали́ч
ไทย ผีอำ
Türkçe karabasan
Tiếng Việt bóng đè

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

sleep pressure sleep regression sleep rough sleep schedule sleep shorts sleep spindle

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