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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024night•mare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a frightening or terrifying dream that produces feelings of great fear and anxiety.
- a condition, thought, or experience that is very unpleasant:Driving through that city at rush hour is a nightmare.
night•mar•ish, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024night•mare (nīt′mâr′),USA pronunciation n. - a terrifying dream in which the dreamer experiences feelings of helplessness, extreme anxiety, sorrow, etc.
- a condition, thought, or experience suggestive of a nightmare:the nightmare of his years in prison.
- Mythology(formerly) a monster or evil spirit believed to oppress persons during sleep.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see night, mare2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . phantasmagoria. See dream.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nightmare /ˈnaɪtˌmɛə/ n - a terrifying or deeply distressing dream
- an event or condition resembling a terrifying dream
- (as modifier): a nightmare drive
- a thing that is feared
- (formerly) an evil spirit supposed to harass or suffocate sleeping people
Etymology: 13th Century (meaning: incubus; C16: bad dream): from night + Old English mare, mære evil spirit, from Germanic; compare Old Norse mara incubus, Polish zmora, French cauchemar nightmareˈnightˌmarish adj |