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In natural English speech, "nightmare" appears in contexts such as: "Well, there's definitely research suggesting that in the kind of in the last minutes of a nightmare you can see increases in heart rate and respiration rate. And some other kind of maybe increases in muscle twitches or more more rapid eye movements occurring.". Listen to the exact timestamped clip in the accompanying video with synchronized subtitles.

IPA/ˈnaɪt.mɛɚ/

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Well, there's definitely research suggesting that in the kind of in the last minutes of a

nightmare you can see increases in heart rate and respiration rate.

And some other kind of maybe increases in muscle twitches or more more rapid eye movements occurring.

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noun

A very unpleasant or frightening dream.

“I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.”

noun

Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

“Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters.”

Synonyms:incubus succubus night hag

verb

To experience a nightmare.

“Brother Fary of Omaha was nightmaring the rest of the night.”

verb

To imagine (someone or something) as in a nightmare.

“She was the last person I’d expected to see, although I had not expected to see anyone at all. For a moment I thought it was a nightmare, and that I was nightmaring the whole thing.”

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