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nightmarea frightening or unpleasant dream

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a frightening or unpleasant dream

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈnaɪtmer/

Korean meaning: 악몽, 무서운 꿈

Korean pronunciation: **나잇**메어

Example Sentences

  • My math exam was a total nightmare - I forgot everything!
  • She woke up screaming from a nightmare about giant spiders.
  • Cooking dinner for 20 people turned into a kitchen nightmare.

nightmare

NOUN

//ˈnaɪtmer//

a frightening or unpleasant dream

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈnaɪtmer/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈnaɪtmeə(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootnight
Suffix-mare

Origin

중세 영어에서 'night'(밤)와 'mare'(악령)가 합쳐진 말로, 밤에 사람을 짓누르는 악령을 의미했습니다. 옛날 사람들은 나쁜 꿈을 악령의 소행이라 믿었어요.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My math exam was a total nightmare - I forgot everything!

She woke up screaming from a nightmare about giant spiders.

😄 Fun example

Cooking dinner for 20 people turned into a kitchen nightmare.

The airport delay was every traveler's worst nightmare.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

bad dreamhorrorordealterrorcatastrophe

Antonyms

dreamfantasyparadise

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