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    [Noun]  | "night*mare" | \ ˈnīt-ˌmer \


    1: an evil spirit formerly thought to oppress people during sleep

    2: a frightening dream that usually awakens the sleeper

    3: something (such as an experience, situation, or object) having the monstrous character of a nightmare or producing a feeling of anxiety or terror


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nyghte mare, from nyghte {see: |night:1|night:1} + mare {see: |mare:3|mare:3};

    [Adjective]  | "nightmarish" 


    1: extremely disturbing or repellent;


      * e.g., " ... a photographic exhibit of nightmarish images from the wars of the 20th century "



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    [Noun]  | "nightmare" 


    1: a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness;


      * e.g., " ... that 20-page exam was a nightmare "





     [ "nightmarish" ]

    1: scary place, extremely alariming, resembling a nightmare.

      * e.g.,  ... Holy cow! That show was nightmarish! 

     [ "Nightmarish Hellscape" ]

    1: Also called, "Earth."

      * e.g.,  ... Earth is a Nightmarish Hellscape. 

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