Term: nightmare





nightmare (noun) /ˈnaɪt.mer/
Translations (LV)
  • Murgs: Briesmīgs sapnis.
  • Liels pārdzīvojums / šausmas: Ļoti nepatīkama, sarežģīta vai biedējoša situācija.
Examples
  • “I had a recurring nightmare about being back in school and failing an exam.”
  • “The traffic during the construction work was an absolute nightmare for commuters.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
nightmare (noun)
1.
an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep
2.
a frightening dream that usually awakens the sleeper
3.
something (as an experience, situation, or object) having the monstrous character of a nightmare or producing a feeling of anxiety or terror
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
nightmare (adjective)
extremely disturbing or repellent
SYNONYMS:
appalling, atrocious, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome ( grewsome), hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmare, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, terrific
RELATED WORDS:
alarming, bloodcurdling, dire, direful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, gut-wrenching, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, terrifying; abhorrent, deplorable, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening; abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable, vile; grotesque, ugly, unsightly
NEAR ANTONYMS:
agreeable, appealing, attractive, delectable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, enticing, inviting, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome; cheering, comforting, soothing
nightmare (noun)
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
SYNONYMS:
agony, Gehenna, horror, misery, murder, nightmare, torment, torture
RELATED WORDS:
affliction, calvary, cross, curse, ordeal, trial, tribulation; calamity, misfortune, tragedy; gall, thorn; bummer, downer, drag
NEAR ANTONYMS:
delight, diversion, entertainment, fun, joy, pleasure, recreation; lark, picnic, riot
heaven, paradise
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