Synonyms for nightmare
ˈnaɪtˌmɛərnight·mare

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1. nightmare, incubusnoun

   a situation resembling a terrifying dream

   Synonyms:
   incubus

2. nightmarenoun

   a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

   Synonyms:
   incubus

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1. • Dream
   • Situation

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1. nightmarenoun

   Synonyms:
   incubus, cacodemon, succubus

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1. List of paraphrases for "nightmare":

   cabos, dream, bane

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. nightmare

   Synonyms:
   Anxiety dream, dream anxiety attack

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1. Tryna Verbeck:

   I am here to let people know that I am now your worst nightmare, you will not use my husband or the other officers as your political backdrop.

2. Mayor Heather Hall:

   I can’t quite get into details of the arrangements that have been made, but my understanding is that this is a nightmare and it’s about to be over.

3. Jessica Levinson:

   Imagine that you get past those barriers, you've registered, you get the ballot, you send it in by Election Day you think is safe, but then the government-run postal service breaks down and fails you, by no fault of your own. That truly is the dystopian nightmare scenario.

4. Tony Fernandes:

   This is my worst nightmare, but there's no stopping.

5. Joshua Tal:

   By practicing a rewrite during the daytime, you increase your chances of having them at night while you’re sleeping instead of your nightmare.