Night Terror

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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

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Classifications

per-axis with provenance

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

3 surface forms

plural: Night Terrors
possessive: Night Terror's
pluralpossessive: Night Terrors'

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