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nightmarish

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night⋅mar⋅ish

  [nahyt-mair-ish]
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–adjective
resembling a nightmare, esp. in being terrifying, exasperating, or the like: his nightmarish experience in a concentration camp.
Origin:
1825–35; nightmare + -ish 1

Related forms:
night⋅mar⋅ish⋅ly, adverb
night⋅mar⋅ish⋅ness, noun
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night·mare   (nīt'mâr')   
n.  

  1. A dream arousing feelings of intense fear, horror, and distress.

  2. An event or experience that is intensely distressing.

  3. A demon or spirit once thought to plague sleeping people.


[Middle English, a female demon that afflicts sleeping people : night, night; see night + mare, goblin (from Old English; see mer- in Indo-European roots).]
night'mar'ish adj., night'mar'ish·ly adv., night'mar'ish·ness n.
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