noun Download 🔗Share A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep. Examples : "Old wives' tales warned that mischievous nightmares would sit on your chest as you slept, causing bad dreams and making it hard to breathe. " mythology mind sensation supernatural soul Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Sleep paralysis. Examples : "The student's debilitating nightmares made it hard to focus in class. " mind medicine physiology sensation Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very bad or frightening dream. Examples : "I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe." mind sensation emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. Examples : "Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters." mind sensation emotion situation suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading