Complete Definition of "sleep paralysis"

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Noun

sleep paralysis

  1. term either used to describe the normal paralysis of the body that occurs during REM sleep.
  2. situation where a person is not fully awake, and although conscious of their surroundings the person is unable to move or speak. It is often accompanied by feelings of terror and is believed to be the cause of most alien abduction stories.

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