Word For The Day. "Nightmare"

nightmare [ nahyt-mair ]

a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.

She had a nightmare about Alex being stabbed.

It was unreal. Like some crazy childhood nightmare.

a condition, thought, or experience suggestive of a nightmare:

Life with him was a nightmare.

It was the moment she realized her nightmare was beginning.

(formerly) a monster or evil spirit believed to oppress persons during sleep.

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