Nightmare - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈnaɪtmer|  American pronunciation of the word nightmare
Brit.  |ˈnaɪtmeə|  British pronunciation of the word nightmare

noun

- a situation resembling a terrifying dream (syn: incubus)
- a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

Extra examples

Mommy, I had a really scary nightmare.

The party was a complete nightmare.

Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.

Traffic was a nightmare.

This has been an absolute nightmare for me and my family.

It was every teacher's worst nightmare (=the worst thing which could have happened).

It was a nightmare at the time, but afterwards we all had a good laugh (=laughed a lot) about it.

It was hard to describe the nightmare she had lived through.

The nightmare left her with a sense of fear and loathing.

The journey was a positive nightmare.

I woke up from the nightmare in a cold sweat.

The holocaust survivors have lived a nightmare

No two people respond to LSD the same way. A trip can become a nightmare, known as a "bummer".

Word forms

noun
singular: nightmare
plural: nightmares
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