worst nightmare

noun

: the thing someone fears most

Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.

Examples of worst nightmare in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Generally speaking, red cards are a club analyst’s worst nightmare. — Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

This was in hundred-degree heat, in my worst nightmare of an environment—just, like, sand everywhere, no water. — Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

But an agent with liberal API scope is an auditor’s worst nightmare. — Rob Green, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Dozier feared waking up to find her daughter unconscious or not breathing — a mother’s worst nightmare. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 11 Aug. 2026

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