worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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Katie Stern has lived through every parent’s worst nightmare.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Their worst nightmare had come true, and now Lillard will miss possibly most of the 2025-26 season.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
That is, indeed, every parent’s worst nightmare, and as the father of a son, this may be tough to watch.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Their worst nightmare had come true, and now Lillard will miss possibly most of the 2025-26 season.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
That is, indeed, every parent’s worst nightmare, and as the father of a son, this may be tough to watch.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
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.
—Susan Page, USA Today, 1 May 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 20 May. 2025.
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