English-Czech translations for nightmare

• noční můra
  Je to nejhorší noční můra Severního Irska. It is Northern Ireland's worst nightmare.
  Revoluce jsou sen, který se stává realitou, ale občanská válka je noční můra. Revolutions are a dream that becomes reality, but civil war is a nightmare.
  Musíme učinit přítrž tomuto procesu dříve, než se ze snu stane noční můra. Before this dream turns into a nightmare, we must call a halt to this process.

Definition of nightmare

• A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep
• Sleep paralysis
• A very bad or frightening dream
• Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure

Synonyms

• succubus
• night hag

Examples

• I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.
• Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters.

Related words

• nightmarish
• have a nightmare
• American Nightmare