worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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Grazia Weldon, from Missouri, was about to touch down with her husband Curtis and their daughter Gianna when every new parent’s worst nightmare played out.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
But as the clock runs out, is Muna transforming into humanity’s worst nightmare or its last, unlikely savior?
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS NEVER SURRENDER – Guardian Angels founder vows to be socialists' 'worst nightmare' in NYC mayoral race.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Halloween plans could change on a whim, conversations could take wild turns and the costumes could be especially shocking, given their eerie resemblance to your worst nightmare.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
But as the clock runs out, is Muna transforming into humanity’s worst nightmare or its last, unlikely savior?
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2025
Continue reading … POLITICS NEVER SURRENDER – Guardian Angels founder vows to be socialists' 'worst nightmare' in NYC mayoral race.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Halloween plans could change on a whim, conversations could take wild turns and the costumes could be especially shocking, given their eerie resemblance to your worst nightmare.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worst nightmare
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“Worst nightmare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20nightmare. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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