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Definition of NIGHTMARE

Nightmare
Nightmare Night"mare`, n. [Night + mare incubus. See Mare incubus.] 1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. 2. 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. --Dunglison. 3. Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.

Meaning of NIGHTMARE from wikipedia

- A nightmare, also known as a bad dream, is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear but also despair...
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- Wes Craven's New Nightmare (also known simply as New Nightmare) is a 1994 American meta supernatural horror slasher film written and directed by Wes Craven...
- The Nightmare is a 1781 oil painting by the Swiss artist Henry Fuseli. It shows a woman in deep sleep with her arms thrown below her, and with a demonic...
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