succubus

noun

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suc·cu·bus | \ ˈsə-kyə-bəs

plural succubi\ ˈsə-kyə-ˌbī

, -ˌbē \

Definition of succubus

: a demon assuming female form to have sexual intercourse with men in their sleep — compare incubus

Examples of succubus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The perverse power duo, Russell and Parvati are like Mr. and Mrs. Smith — if Mr. and Mrs. Smith were an evil bayou hobbit and a yoga-teaching succubus. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 6 May 2021 There’s often nods back to the prototype, the succubus that is Faye Dunaway’s Diana Christensen in groundbreaking 1976 satire Network. — Katie Hasty, EW.com, 17 Dec. 2019 Jennifer has become a succubus who must consume human flesh to feed the demon within, thanks to a Satanic ritual gone wrong. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2019 Eve Silvera, secretly a succubus demon and murderer, smushed thanks to my actions. — David Canfield, EW.com, 17 July 2019 Night-blooming cereus does the opposite, springing into flower only under cover of darkness, as bewitching as a succubus. — Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2017 Next level: Be the first person to belly dance with a succubus for 10 seconds or more. — OrlandoSentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017

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