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. Steven Meyer:

   The last couple days are like a parent’s worst nightmare, and you do n’t wake up from it. So it’s just horrific.

2. Joe Biden:

   Look – a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare. Well, let me just say this: It’s your dream, but I’m gonna have my veto pen make it a nightmare.

3. Mickah Williams:

   These are children. We send them here for education. With all of the other things that are going on at schools across the United States, as you may know, this is a parent's worst nightmare, we're holding on optimistically with prayer and hopefully all the kids are OK.

4. Joe Biden:

   I know that a lot of Republicans, their dream is to cut Social Security and Medicare, well, let me say this: if that’s your dream, I’m your nightmare.

5. Marco Respinti:

   One thousand people in Jesus Church, trying to defend their rights recognized by the state, removed and attacked in such a way, its really something that is kind of nightmare, and it doesnt point to nothing nice for believers, we think this is the beginning of the last step by the CCP in persecuting minorities and religious groups.