Complete Definition of "nightmare"

English
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Pronunciation
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Noun
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  1. A very bad or scary dream.

#:I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.

  1. figurative Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony.

#:Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters.

Translations
trans-top|a very bad or scary dream
Anglo-Saxon: martröð
Chinese: zh-ts|�夢|�梦 (èmèng)
Czech: no�ní můra f
Danish: mareridt
Dutch: nachtmerrie f
Estonian: õudusunenägu, košmaar
Finnish: painajainen
French: cauchemar m
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German: Albtraum m, Alptraum m, Albdruck m (old), Alpdruck m (old)
Icelandic: martröð f
Italian: incubo m
Japanese: �夢 (���, akumu)
Macedonian: ко�ма�
Norwegian: mareritt
Romanian: co�mar n
Spanish: pesadilla f
Welsh: hunllef f
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trans-top|a bad or difficult experience
Finnish: painajainen
German: Albtraum m, Alptraum m
Icelandic: martröð f, hryllingur m
Italian: incubo m
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Romanian: co�mar n
Spanish: pesadilla f
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