nightmare + NOUN the nightmare scenario (=the worst possible situation ) Emergency planners are trying to prepare for this nightmare scenario. a nightmare comes true (=something bad that someone fears actually happens ) The company's worst financial nightmare has now come true.

a nightmare ends We just want this nightmare to end! end a nightmare He longed for something to end the nightmare. a nightmare begins The nightmare began when her mother fell ill. become/turn into a nightmare Their honeymoon turned into a nightmare when they were involved in a car accident. verbs be a nightmare The whole holiday was a nightmare.

a personal/private nightmare (=a very bad situation that affects only one person ) His personal nightmare began when he was arrested for murder. an administrative/bureaucratic nightmare (=something that is very complicated and difficult to keep accurate records of ) Dealing with so many new applications for asylum is an administrative nightmare. a logistical nightmare (=something that is very complicated and difficult to organize ) Arranging childcare during the summer can be a logistical nightmare. a long nightmare How can we bring an end to the long nightmare in the Middle East? a living/waking nightmare (=something extremely bad that happens in your life ) Being told I had cancer was a waking nightmare. somebody's worst nightmare (=the worst possible situation ) The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare. a real nightmare The situation with our neighbours is a real nightmare! the ultimate nightmare (=the worst possible situation ) The ultimate nightmare for any parent is to suffer the loss of a child. a nightmare journey 3 BAD something terrible that you fear may happen in the future nightmare of the nightmare of a nuclear war nightmare scenario (=the worst or most frightening situation that you can imagine ) - nightmarish adjective COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a very difficult, unpleasant, or frightening experience or situation adjectives an absolute/complete nightmare The whole day was an absolute nightmare. nightmare of (doing) something the nightmare of going through divorce It was every teacher’s worst nightmare (=the worst thing which could have happened ). nightmare for This has been an absolute nightmare for me and my family. a recurring nightmare (=one which you have again and again ) 2 EXPERIENCE a very difficult, unpleasant, or frightening experience or situation Traffic was a nightmare.

○ noun 1 DREAM a very frightening dream nightmare about Years after the accident I still have nightmares about it.

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English nightmare night‧mare / ˈnaɪtmeə $ -mer /

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