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nightmares

/ˈnaɪtmeəz/

/ˈnaɪtˌmɛrz/

nightmaresubstantiv

nightmares

Pl.

nightmares

Pl.

/ˈnaɪtmeə/

/ˈnaɪtˌmɛr/

Übersetzungen

страшный сон

The nightmare woke her up in the middle of the night.

Страшный сон разбудил её посреди ночи.

I had a nightmare about being chased by a monster.

Мне приснился кошмар, в котором меня преследовал монстр.

Definitionen

A frightening or unpleasant dream.

She woke up in a cold sweat after having a nightmare about being chased.

A terrifying or very unpleasant experience or situation.

The traffic jam turned the morning commute into a nightmare.

(archaic) A malevolent spirit or monster once believed to sit on sleepers' chests and suffocate them.

In old folklore, villagers left offerings to ward off the nightmare that haunted their sleep.

Synonyme

bad dream

waking nightmare

night terror

Antonyme

nightmareadjektiv

Definitionen

Resembling a nightmare; extremely distressing or frightening.

The nightmare scenario of the project failing kept him awake at night.