nightmarish
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7.0
- adjective
- /naɪtˈmɛrɪʃ/
:
de pesadilla
- The horror movie was filled with nightmarish scenes that left the audience trembling.
- nightmarish scenario
- nightmarish reality
- nightmarish world
And it's a nightmarish scenario, you know.
- And it's a nightmarish scenario, you know.
- Also, just being inflamed all the time is nightmarish.
- And yes, they can be a vector for all sorts of nightmarish awfulness.
- It was actually a nightmarish experience.
- These nightmarish things that reappear, that sort of haunt most of my novels.
- I'd rather live in the world with some of the problems than this Orwellian nightmarish world where like, people are like, I can't say anything.
- So I guess on the one hand, yes, the distrust in institutions would make a an actual pandemic, if such a thing happened, nightmarish.
- It's like, yeah, serene, like nightmarish, sure.
Examples
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In many cases, the truth might be easier to live with than our nightmarish fantasies.
Academic text (1999) -
Ellie, surrounded by a phalanx of security, moves quickly through the nightmarish mob scene.
Fiction book (1997) -
But anyway, what all of this goes to show you is that the banking system is in a nightmarish position.
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And it's a nightmarish scenario, you know.
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It was actually a nightmarish experience.
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One of the many unpleasant aspects of the present nightmarish world situation is that.
Academic text (1993) -
Everything passes in a slow-motion, nightmarish blur of silence and pain.
Fiction book (2002) -
To a modern eye, Ruysch's still lifes and preparations may appear nightmarish and bizarre.
Academic text (1996) -
The room stayed black for a nightmarish moment, then began glowing a most inauspicious blood-red.
Fiction book (1999) -
An enormous span of time, a nightmarish and dizzying revolution of worlds spun around my mind.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
165
6.9
Strange in a way that makes you feel scared or nervous
136
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
96
3.2
Strange and frightening in a way that makes you feel nervous, like a ghost
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
91
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
90
6.2
Shocking and unpleasant because it shows death or serious injury
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
75
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
65
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
57
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
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6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
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4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
28
6.1
Very unpleasant and painful, like being in hell
14
8.7
Strange and upsetting because it shows death or injury
12
7.6
Very cruel and shocking, causing great pain and fear
7
4.2
Very bad or unpleasant in a strong way
6
5.2
Very frightening so you feel excited and afraid
1
8.2
Making you feel very afraid and shocked
Causing strong fear or disgust that makes you shiver
Strange in a way that makes you feel afraid or uneasy
Antonyms
How Terrifying
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5.3
95
4.5
17
7.0
304
4.2
81
2.5
215
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word nightmarish comes from night + mare, because long ago people believed a 'mare' was an evil spirit that sat on you while you slept and gave you bad dreams. So nightmarish means 'like a very bad dream', extremely frightening or unpleasant.