English-Italian translations for nightmare

• incubo
  Uno scenario da sogno o da incubo? A dream scenario or a nightmare?
  E' il peggior incubo dell'Irlanda del Nord. It is Northern Ireland's worst nightmare.
  Per i meno fortunati può rivelarsi un incubo. For the unlucky few it can be a nightmare.
• brutto sogno

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