Meaning Of The Word Nightmare

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nightmare
countable noun: A nightmare is a very frightening dream.
countable noun: If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you are saying in a very emphatic way that it is irritating because it causes you a lot of trouble.
countable noun: If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you mean that it is very frightening and unpleasant.

nightmare in American English
an evil spirit believed to haunt and suffocate sleeping people
noun: a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc

nightmare in British English
noun: a terrifying or deeply distressing dream

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