ALL meanings of nightmare
night·mare
N n - noun nightmare a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc. 1
- noun nightmare a condition, thought, or experience suggestive of a nightmare: the nightmare of his years in prison. 1
- noun nightmare (formerly) a monster or evil spirit believed to oppress persons during sleep. 1
- noun nightmare bad dream 1
- noun nightmare situation 1
- noun nightmare terrifying thing 1
- noun nightmare A frightening or unpleasant dream. 1
- countable noun nightmare A nightmare is a very frightening dream. 0
- countable noun nightmare If you refer to a situation as a nightmare, you mean that it is very frightening and unpleasant. 0
- countable noun nightmare 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. 0
- noun nightmare a terrifying or deeply distressing dream 0
- noun nightmare an event or condition resembling a terrifying dream 0
- noun nightmare (as modifier) 0
- noun nightmare a thing that is feared 0
- noun nightmare (formerly) an evil spirit supposed to harass or suffocate sleeping people 0
- noun nightmare an evil spirit believed to haunt and suffocate sleeping people 0
- noun nightmare a frightening dream, often accompanied by a sensation of oppression and helplessness 0
- noun nightmare any experience like a nightmare in its frightening or oppressing aspects 0