Converse of subject

• haunt: Consequently nights at Gillingham were haunted by nightmares of lions ' ( Dorset Year Book 1966/7 p49 ).

• plague: She then becomes plagued by nightmares about a macabre, amorphous being stalking her.

Converse of object

• recur: Despite City being a considerably stronger side the away trip has been something of a recurring nightmare for us.

• relive: Forever cursed ( Or blessed ) With memories Lagging behind... Savoring the moments Or reliving the nightmares Like a lazy wanderer.

• wake: I have this waking nightmare of hundreds of little Russians speaking English in a heavy Welsh farmer accent.

• suffer: David finished his two minutes of amiable babbling and suffered the nightmare of all public speakers.

• become: You're site has become a nightmare to read!

• live: The last 8 years have been a living nightmare for many of our older people.

Adjective modifier

• logistical: Planning a wedding can turn into a logistical nightmare.

• bureaucratic: Are the proposed Home Information Packs going to be a bureaucratic nightmare?

• Orwellian: Is it some Orwellian nightmare, a Big Brother state?

• recurrent: He would gladly pay good money to any psychologist who can cure him of the recurrent nightmares.

• terrifying: When I tried to fall asleep to try and have some respite from the pain, I had terrifying nightmares.

• absolute: To be honest, debt was an absolute nightmare.

Modifies a noun

• scenario: There is even a nightmare scenario where they might not even get the pensions which have in theory already accrued.

• vision: In fact, this was the location for the filming of the " The Clockwork Orange " - a nightmare vision of the future.

• neighbor: It will target binge-drinkers, parents of out-of-control children, and " nightmare neighbor " households.

• journey: This morning, because of a nightmare journey on the tube I was walking over an hour later.

Noun used with modifier

• childhood: This NYC band is made up of childhood nightmares.

• living: Our living streets, in short, have become a living nightmare.