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9 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a situation resembling a terrifying dream
noun a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
originFrom Middle English nyghtmare, from Old English *nihtmare, equivalent to night + mare (“evil spirit believed to afflict a sleeping person”). Cognate with Scots nichtmare and nichtmeer, Dutch nachtmerrie, Middle Low German nachtmār, German Nachtmahr.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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