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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024night•mar•ish (nīt′mâr′ish),USA pronunciation adj. - resembling a nightmare, esp. in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like:his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
- nightmare + -ish1 1825–35
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.
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