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nightmare

Definition

  • noun: a dream that frightens a sleeping person
  • noun: an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
  • synonyms: night terror, incubus

Examples

  • She had a recurring 'nightmare' [=she had the same bad dream many times] about losing her job.

  • Losing a child is every parent's 'worst nightmare'. [=the thing every parent fears most]

  • Mommy, I had a really scary 'nightmare'.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Well done, dear. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,''lt's Leviosa, not Leviosar.'' Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,She's a nightmare, honestly!\NNo wonder she hasn't got any friends. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l think she heard you. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone