/ˈnaɪtmeə/
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Translation
A frightening dream; or a very bad experience.
Word origin
From night plus the Old English mare, an evil spirit once believed to sit on a sleeper.
- Origin
- Middle English
- Root
- mare
- English cognates
- night
Grammar
Gender
Pluralnightmares
Examples
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A "nightmare" is a bad dream.
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"Nightmares" is the plural form.
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People also call a very bad experience a "nightmare".
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