Greek Meaning of nightmare

εφιάλτης

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Definitions and Meaning of nightmare in English

Wordnet

nightmare (n)

a situation resembling a terrifying dream

a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream

Webster

nightmare (n.)

A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.

A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus.

Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.

FAQs About the word nightmare

εφιάλτης

a situation resembling a terrifying dream, a terrifying or deeply upsetting dreamA fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep., A condition in

αγωνία,κόλαση,Φρίκη,δυστυχία,μαρτύριο,Βασανιστήρια,Κατάρα,Ατυχία,φόνος,δοκιμασία

ευχαρίστηση,ψυχαγωγία,διασκέδαση,ουρανός,χαρά,παράδεισος,ευχαρίστηση,εκτροπή,Αναψυχή,ταραχή

nightman => Νυχτοφύλακας, nightly => νυχτερινό, nightlong => όλη τη νύχτα, night-line => Νυχτερινή γραμμή, night-light => φως νυκτός,