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How to pronounce nightmare in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms incubus
Type of situation
Type Words
Type of dream, dreaming

Examples of nightmare

nightmare
An Egypt without Mr. Mubarak is a potential nightmare, even if long anticipated.
From the washingtontimes.com
While Saturday's game cannot decide a championship, it could soften a nightmare.
From the kentucky.com
The final aspect that could turn the next month into a nightmare is the weather.
From the freep.com
Sometimes I pinch myself, hoping that I am in the midst of a horrible nightmare.
From the latimes.com
There is a way to relieve almost all Americans of the annual April 15 nightmare.
From the newsweek.com
This week's debate argues that the capital will be a nightmare during the Games.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Now they are waking up from their European dream to find that it is a nightmare.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The traffic alone that this will generate will be a nightmare for our residents.
From the ocregister.com
Basically, what you get is just a slow-motion version of the nightmare scenario.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • A situation resembling a terrifying dream
  • A nightmare is a dream that can cause a strong negative emotional response from the sleeper, typically fear and/or horror. The dream may contain situations of danger, discomfort, psychological or physical terror. ...
  • ...nightmare is the fourth release for the Italian hardcore punk band Negazione.
  • Nightmare is a 1942 film starring Diana Barrymore and Brian Donlevy. Diana Barrymore plays Leslie Stafford, a secretary who seeks the help of a home invader (Brian Donlevy) to dispose of the body of her murdered husband.
  • Nightmare is a 1956 psychological thriller starring Edward G. Robinson. The story is based on a novel by William Irish (aka Cornell Woolrich). The novel was also made into a film in 1947 titled, Fear in the Night. ...
  • "Nightmare" is an episode of the original The Outer Limits television show. It first aired on 2 December 1963, during the first season.
  • Nightmare is a 1964 horror/suspense film from Hammer Films. The film was directed by Freddie Francis and written by Hammer Films regular Jimmy Sangster.
  • Nightmare (also known as Nightmares in a Damaged Brain and Blood Splash) is a 1981 horror film directed by Romano Scavolini.
  • Nightmare is a made-for-television horror film first shown on the Lifetime Television cable network on April 7, 2007.