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nightmare
noun
a
very
frightening
or
upsetting
dream
that
often
wakes
you
up
•
The
little
boy
woke
up
crying
after
a
terrifying
nightmare
.
The
little
boy
woke
up
crying
after
a
terrifying
nightmare
.
•
I
had
a
nightmare
about
being
trapped
in
a
burning
building
.
I
had
a
nightmare
about
being
trapped
in
a
burning
building
.
Old
English
‘
niðmære
’,
from
‘
night
’
+
‘
mare
’ (
an
evil
spirit
);
originally
an
evil
being
thought
to
suffocate
sleepers
.
noun
an
extremely
difficult
,
unpleasant
,
or
annoying
situation
or
experience
•
Losing
my
passport
abroad
was
a
complete
nightmare
.
Losing
my
passport
abroad
was
a
complete
nightmare
.
•
The
morning
traffic
in
the
city
is
an
absolute
nightmare
.
The
morning
traffic
in
the
city
is
an
absolute
nightmare
.
noun
in
old
folk
tales
,
an
evil
spirit
believed
to
sit
on
a
sleeper
’
s
chest
and
cause
bad
dreams
or
suffocation
•
Medieval
villagers
blamed
the
nightmare
when
someone
awoke
gasping
for
air
.
Medieval
villagers
blamed
the
nightmare
when
someone
awoke
gasping
for
air
.
•
Stories
warned
that
a
nightmare
would
ride
a
horse
until
it
sweated
foam
.
Stories
warned
that
a
nightmare
would
ride
a
horse
until
it
sweated
foam
.
The
original
meaning
of
‘
nightmare
’
was
the
evil
spirit
itself
;
only
later
did
it
shift
to
mean
the
frightening
dream
it
was
said
to
cause
.
