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nightmare noun

  /ˈnaɪt.mɛə/ , /ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/ , [nʌɪʔ.mɛəɹ]
  • A very unpleasant or frightening dream. [from 19th c.]
 pesadilla, mal sueño
  • (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. [from 20th c.]
  • (now, chiefly, historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; sleep paralysis. [from 16th c.]
 pesadilla, suplicio, tormento
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