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1. nightmare
noun. ['ˈnaɪtˌmɛr'] a situation resembling a terrifying dream.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- nightemare (Middle English (1100-1500))
Rhymes with Nightmare
- cosmair
How do you pronounce nightmare?
Pronounce nightmare as ˈnaɪtˌmɛr.
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Sentences with nightmare
1. Noun, singular or mass
A dried ink stain on your favourite pair of chinos can be a bit of a nightmare.
Quotes about nightmare
1. I'm not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.
- Paulo Coelho
2. I didn't want to wake up. I was having a much better time asleep. And that's really sad. It was almost like a reverse nightmare, like when you wake up from a nightmare you're so relieved. I woke up into a nightmare.
- Ned Vizzini, It's Kind of a Funny Story
3. History, Stephen said, is a nightmare from which I am trying to awake.
- James Joyce, Ulysses
2. nightmare
noun. ['ˈnaɪtˌmɛr'] a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- nightemare (Middle English (1100-1500))