worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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But the black-and-white economic numbers that show an economic slowdown, with the warning of a possible recession ahead, are a president's worst nightmare.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Bad Wi-Fi is the my worst nightmare, but getting better coverage doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Two men were ensnared in an angler’s worst nightmare when their boat was sucked into whirling water at the base of a dam, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
If that sounds like a golfer’s worst nightmare, let Tom Kim provide the commentary.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Bad Wi-Fi is the my worst nightmare, but getting better coverage doesn’t have to break the bank.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
Two men were ensnared in an angler’s worst nightmare when their boat was sucked into whirling water at the base of a dam, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says.
—Mark Price, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
If that sounds like a golfer’s worst nightmare, let Tom Kim provide the commentary.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 13 Apr. 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 3 May. 2025.
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