nightmare

  1. Noun.  (context, now) A female demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.
  2. Noun.  A very bad or frightening dream.
  3. Noun.  (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

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