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| night·mare [ nt mèr ] |
noun (plural night·mares) |
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1. bad dream: a frightening or upsetting dream
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2. traumatic experience: a traumatic, very upsetting, or extremely difficult and troublesome experience or situation
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3. dreaded event: a situation or event that somebody dreads
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4. evil spirit: a malign spirit formerly believed to suffocate or haunt people during sleep
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adjective |
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extremely frightening or difficult: extremely frightening, upsetting, or difficult to deal with
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| [13th century. <night + Old English mære "nightmare" < Germanic] |
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  night·mar·ish adjective |
| night·mar·ish·ly adverb |
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