English-Spanish translations for nightmare

• pesadilla
  Es la peor pesadilla de Irlanda del Norte. It is Northern Ireland's worst nightmare.
  Uno toma un taxi y la vida se convierte en una pesadilla. You take a taxi, it turns into a nightmare.
  En mi opinión, esto sería una pesadilla jurídica. It would in my opinion be a legal nightmare.
• mal sueño
• suplicio
• tormento

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