Mares
/mɛəɹz/
noun
An adult female horse.
A foolish woman.
noun
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
A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
Sleep paralysis.
A very bad or frightening dream.
“I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.”