nightmare (B2)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈnaɪt.mɛər/
Definition
A frightening or unpleasant experience or situation.
Examples
The traffic jam turned into a complete nightmare.
Getting lost in the desert was a waking nightmare.
The project's final stages were a bureaucratic nightmare.
How to Use nightmare
- nightmare about (prepositional phrase)
- To have a frightening dream concerning a specific subject or event. — "He had a nightmare about spiders."
- nightmare of (prepositional phrase)
- A frightening dream or situation involving something. — "The nightmare of war still haunted him."
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