Nightmare

/ˈnaɪtˌmɛər/ noun

Definition

A very frightening or unpleasant dream. It can also mean any extremely bad or stressful situation in real life.

Etymology

From 'night' + 'mare', where 'mare' comes from Old English 'mære', an evil spirit believed to sit on people’s chests and cause bad dreams. Over time the word shifted from the spirit to the bad dream itself.

Kelly Says

A nightmare was once thought to be a real creature pressing on your chest while you slept, not just a dream. We still use the word for real-life experiences—like 'a traffic nightmare'—when they feel as suffocating as a bad dream.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Nightmare
Nightmare
ARالعربية
كابوس
ka-boos
BNবাংলা
কাল্পনিক ভয়
kal-pon-ik bhoy
CACatalà
pesell
peh-seh-el
CSČeština
noční můra
noh-chni moo-rah
DADansk
mareridt
ma-re-ridt
DEDeutsch
Albtraum
alb-trohm
ELΕλληνικά
κάταρμα
ka-tar-ma
ESEspañol
pesadilla
peh-seh-dee-ah
FAفارسی
بیداری
bee-da-ree
FISuomi
pahoinainen uni
pah-oi-nah-i-sen oo-nee
FRFrançais
cauchemar
ko-shmahr
GUGU
કચરો સપના
kach-roh sa-p-na
HAHA
kwanci
kwan-chi
HEעברית
פחדים
pa-chad-im
HIहिन्दी
बुरा सपना
boo-rah sah-pa-nah
HUMagyar
szörnyű álom
shor-nyoo al-om
IDBahasa Indonesia
mimpi buruk
mim-pee boo-rook
IGIG
Onye-nwa-nwa
O-nye-nwa-nwa
ITItaliano
incubo
in-koo-boh
JA日本語
悪夢
あくむ
KKKK
қауіп
kaw-ip
KMKM
រឿងអាក្រក់
rwe-ong a-kark
KO한국어
악몽
akmong
MRMR
अंधेरी स्वप्न
an-de-ree swa-p-na
MSBahasa Melayu
mimpi buruk
mim-pee boo-rook
MYမြန်မာ
နေရာ
na-ya
NLNederlands
nachtmerrie
nacht-mer-ee
NONorsk
mareritt
ma-re-ritt
PAPA
ਬੁਰਾ ਸੁਪਨ
boo-ra su-pan
PLPolski
koszmar
kosh-mar
PTPortuguês
pesadelo
peh-sah-deh-loh
RORomână
coșmar
koh-smar
RUРусский
кошмар
kosh-mar
SVSvenska
mardröm
mar-drohm
SWKiswahili
wazo mbaya
wa-zo m-ba-ya
TAதமிழ்
கெட்ட கனவு
ketta kanavu
TEతెలుగు
చీకటి కల
chee-kati kala
THไทย
ฝันร้าย
fon rai
TLTL
masamang pangarap
ma-sa-mang pang-a-rap
TRTürkçe
kabus
kah-boos
UKУкраїнська
кошмар
kosh-mar
URاردو
خوفناک خواب
khoof-naak khaab
VITiếng Việt
ác mộng
ak mong
YOYO
Ààgbà
Ààgbà
ZH中文
噩梦
è mèng
ZUZU
umndeni
oom-n-deh-nee

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