nightmare synonyms

nightmare

n.

  1. A dream

    bad dream, horror, incubus; see dream 1, fantasy 2, illusion 1, vision 3, 4.

  2. An unpleasant experience

    ordeal, torture, trial, bummer*, bad trip*.

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