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night·mare N0104100 (nīt′mâr′)n.1. A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress.2. An event or experience that is intensely distressing.3. A demon or spirit once thought to plague sleeping people.
[Middle English, a female demon that afflicts sleeping people : night, night; see night + mare, goblin (from Old English; see mer- in Indo-European roots).]
night′mar′ish adj.night′mar′ish·ly adv.night′mar′ish·ness n.nightmare (ˈnaɪtˌmɛə) n1. a terrifying or deeply distressing dream2. a. an event or condition resembling a terrifying dream: the nightmare of shipwreck. b. (as modifier): a nightmare drive. 3. a thing that is feared4. (European Myth & Legend) (formerly) an evil spirit supposed to harass or suffocate sleeping people[C13 (meaning: incubus; C16: bad dream): from night + Old English mare, mære evil spirit, from Germanic; compare Old Norse mara incubus, Polish zmora, French cauchemar nightmare] ˈnightˌmarish adj ˈnightˌmarishly adv ˈnightˌmarishness nnight•mare (ˈnaɪtˌmɛər)
n. 1. a terrifying dream producing feelings of extreme fear and anxiety. 2. a condition, thought, or experience suggestive of a nightmare. 3. (formerly) a monster or evil spirit believed to oppress persons during sleep. [1250–1300; Middle English; see night, mare2] night′mar`ish,
adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nightmare - a situation resembling a terrifying dreamincubussituation - a complex or critical or unusual difficulty; "the dangerous situation developed suddenly"; "that's quite a situation"; "no human situation is simple" | | 2. | nightmare - a terrifying or deeply upsetting dreamdream, dreaming - a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep; "I had a dream about you last night" |
nightmarenoun1. bad dream, hallucination, night terror Jane did not eat cheese because it gave her nightmares.2. ordeal, trial, hell, horror, torture, torment, tribulation, purgatory, hell on earth My years in prison were a nightmare.Translationsnight (nait) noun1. the period from sunset to sunrise. We sleep at night; They talked all night (long); He travelled by night and rested during the day; The days were warm and the nights were cool; (also adjective) He is doing night work. 夜間 夜2. the time of darkness. In the Arctic in winter, night lasts for twenty-four hours out of twenty-four. 夜晚 夜晚ˈnightly adjective, adverb every night. a nightly news programme; He goes there nightly. 每晚的，每晚 每夜（的） ˈnight-club noun a club open at night for drinking, dancing, entertainment etc. 夜店 夜总会ˈnightdress, ˈnightgown noun a garment for wearing in bed. 睡衣 睡衣ˈnightfall noun the beginning of night; dusk. 黃昏 黄昏ˈnightmare noun a frightening dream. I had a nightmare about being strangled. 惡夢 恶梦ˈnightmarish adjective 惡夢般的 恶梦似的ˈnight-school noun (a place providing) educational classes held in the evenings for people who are at work during the day. 夜校 夜校ˈnight shift1. (a period of) work during the night. He's on (the) night shift this week. 夜班 夜班2. the people who work during this period. We met the night shift leaving the factory. 夜班員工 夜班工人ˈnight-time noun the time when it is night. Owls are usually seen at night-time. 夜間 夜间ˌnight-ˈwatchman noun a person who looks after a building etc during the night. 夜間守衛 夜间守卫员，值夜班的警卫员 IdiomsSeethe worst-case scenarioNightmare
Nightmare (pop culture)Marvel Comics' Nightmare is a shadowy and ghastly figure, often seen riding a demonic horned steed. A supernatural being with an unrevealed origin, he resides within the dimension of dreams in an outlandish, off-kilter realm visually designed by his co-creator, Steve Ditko. Nightmare might be compared to Neil Gaiman's Morpheus (from Sandman), who rules the Dreaming, or to director Wes Craven's Freddy Krueger of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, the killer who invades sleepers' dreams. Debuting in the very first Dr. Strange story in Strange Tales #110 (1963), by writer Stan Lee and artist Ditko, Nightmare draws power from the psychic energies of the subconscious minds of dreaming beings, especially those on Earth, controlling their sleeping and drawing from their life essences. Nightmare can also indefinitely trap a sleeper's soul. In the Marvel Universe, Nightmare has battled Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, the Hulk, Captain America, Excalibur, Deathlok, Thor, and, appropriately, Sleepwalker. He has also tangled with an interdimensional creature called Gulgol, who has the ability to resist Nightmare's spell. Although he has not made any media appearances, Nightmare once starred in his own comics miniseries titled Nightmare (1994–1995). He refuses to slumber, remaining a continuing threat to humanity as long as there are human beings who have nightmares.What does it mean when you have a nightmare?Too much indulgence in the things that cause upset to the mind, the body, or the spirit is indicated by nightmares, indicating it is time to cut back, identify problems, and reorganize one’s lifestyle. Nightmare (dreams)If you have nightmares, try to understand the fears and the events in those dreams. They suggest that you may be holding on to traumatic or guilt-based conflicts. You may have a lot of powerful negative feelings that require reconciliation. If nightmares continue for an extended period of time, the individual should consider obtaining professional counseling services. Nightmares are a direct result of overwhelming feelings of fear and helplessness, or a result of an unprocessed traumatic experience. A nightmare is any dream that wakes you up because of its frightening and overwhelming images.nightmare
nightmare [nīt´mār] a terrifying dream; an anxiety attack during dreaming, accompanied by mild autonomic reactions and usually awakening the dreamer, who recalls the dream but is oriented.nightmare disorder a sleep disorder of the parasomnia group, consisting of repeated episodes of nightmares.night·mare (nīt'mār), A terrifying dream, as in which one is unable to cry for help or to escape from a seemingly impending evil.
See also: incubus, succubus. [A.S. nyht, night, + mara, a demon] nightmare (nīt′mâr′)n.1. A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress.2. An event or experience that is intensely distressing.
night′mar′ish adj.night′mar′ish·ly adv.night′mar′ish·ness n.nightmare Anxiety dream, dream anxiety attack Psychiatry An anxiety-provoking dream occurring during REM sleep, accompanied by autonomic nervous system hyperactivity Onset Begins in childhood usually before age 10, more common in girls, often seen in normal childhood unless they interfere with sleep, development or psychosocial development; nightmares in adulthood are often associated with outside stressors or coincide with another mental disorder; nightmares usually occur during REM sleep and include unpleasant or frightening dreams; they are most common in the early morning, and may follow frightening movies/TV shows or emotional situations, but may be associated with psychological disturbances or severe stress, especially in adults Treatment None. Cf Sleep terror disorder. night·mare (nīt'mār) A terrifying dream, as if one were unable to cry for help or to escape from a seemingly impending evil.
Synonym(s): incubus (2) . [A.S. nyht, night, + mara, a demon]nightmare A frightening dream occurring during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep often connected with a traumatic prior event such as an assault or a car accident. Nightmares may be caused by withdrawal of sleeping tablets. The Anglo-Saxon word maere means an evil male spirit or incubus intent on sexual intercourse with a sleeping woman, but nightmares seldom have a sexual content.LegalSeeNightAcronymsSeeNMnightmare
Synonyms for nightmarenoun bad dreamSynonyms- bad dream
- hallucination
- night terror
noun ordealSynonyms- ordeal
- trial
- hell
- horror
- torture
- torment
- tribulation
- purgatory
- hell on earth
Synonyms for nightmarenoun a situation resembling a terrifying dreamSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun a terrifying or deeply upsetting dreamRelated Words |