sleep paralysis

English

Noun

sleep paralysis (uncountable)

The normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
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.

Translations

inability to move or speak while falling asleep or upon awakening

Chinese:
Mandarin: 睡眠癱瘓症, 睡眠瘫痪症 (shuìmiántānhuànzhèng), (colloquial) 鬼壓床, 鬼压床 (guǐyāchuáng), 鬼壓身, 鬼压身 (guǐyāshēn)
French: paralysie du sommeil (fr) f
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Spanish: parálisis del sueño f
Thai: ผีอำ (pǐi-am)

See also

insomnia

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