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   Night·mare

   /ˈnītˌmer/

   

   noun

   • 1. a frightening or unpleasant dream: "I had nightmares after watching the horror movie" Similar bad dreamnight terrorsarchaic:incubusrare:ephialtes
   • ▪ a terrifying or very unpleasant experience or prospect: "the nightmare of racial hatred" Similar ordealhorrortormenttrialburdencursebanebogeypet hatedreadphobiahellpurgatorymiseryagonytorturemurderbête noire
   • ▪ a person, thing, or situation that is very difficult to deal with: "buying wine can be a nightmare if you don't know enough about it" Similar ordealhorrortormenttrialburdencursebanebogeypet hatedreadphobiahellpurgatorymiseryagonytorturemurderbête noire

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a female evil spirit thought to lie upon and suffocate sleepers): from night + Old English mære ‘incubus’.

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