- pronunciation:
- naIt
meIr
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A nightmare is a scary dream.
Riley had a nightmare where she fell out of an airplane. Just as she was about to land on the ground, she woke up.- similar words:
- dream
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| definition 2: |
When something is a nightmare, it means that it feels like a terrible dream.
It was a nightmare for my mother to find a parking spot on the busy road.- similar words:
- horror, terror, torture
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| derivation: |
nightmarish (adj.) |
Nightmare comes from two early English words that together mean "night goblin."