as in horrors
a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
that 20-page exam was a nightmare
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Recent Examples of nightmares
And that’s the stuff that should really give us nightmares.
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Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
The bench eventually became long and gifted with Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot and others, and then the Dream caused nightmares for their opponents with one of the grandest deals ever during WNBA free agency.
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Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The grisly details were the stuff of nightmares.
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Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
The killing scenes of the regime were so fresh in my nightmares when the war began and now the sound of airstrikes and fighter jets added to them.
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Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Older children may have panic attacks, nightmares, and difficulty focusing, Mendoza said.
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Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In the first one, the island’s mayor Tom Loftis, played by Matthew Rhys, searches for the underlying cause of the island’s unending nightmares, attempting to fix this problem for good.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
That's when the cleanup started, and when Scott Meisenheimer's medical nightmares began.
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Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Avoid potential traffic nightmares going to Inglewood by using shuttle buses and ride-share apps.
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Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Spin Team,
SPIN,
22 June 2026
The bench eventually became long and gifted with Te-Hina Paopao, Madina Okot and others, and then the Dream caused nightmares for their opponents with one of the grandest deals ever during WNBA free agency.
—
Terence Moore,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
The grisly details were the stuff of nightmares.
—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 June 2026
The killing scenes of the regime were so fresh in my nightmares when the war began and now the sound of airstrikes and fighter jets added to them.
—
Somayeh Malekian,
ABC News,
18 June 2026
Older children may have panic attacks, nightmares, and difficulty focusing, Mendoza said.
—
Claudia Boyd-Barrett,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
In the first one, the island’s mayor Tom Loftis, played by Matthew Rhys, searches for the underlying cause of the island’s unending nightmares, attempting to fix this problem for good.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
That's when the cleanup started, and when Scott Meisenheimer's medical nightmares began.
—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Avoid potential traffic nightmares going to Inglewood by using shuttle buses and ride-share apps.
—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nightmares
Noun
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During discussions about elementary and middle school social studies curriculum, board members made addendums, including education about the horrors of communism, why the Second Amendment was created and how counterculture increased the rate of divorce.
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The diamond gave her space to run toward something when the horrors of her past threatened to engulf her.
Noun
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The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.
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Although the novel’s center does not quite hold, O’Farrell’s emotional intelligence — the heart and heat of her characters — braces this sometimes unwieldy chronicle of a nation that has been subject to cumbrous historic agonies.
Noun
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Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.
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But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.
Noun
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The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.
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The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive.
Noun
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So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.
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In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.
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“Nightmares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightmares. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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