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— English words —

• nightmare n. (Now rare) A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation…
• nightmare n. (Now chiefly historical) A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis.
• nightmare n. A very bad or frightening dream.
• nightmare n. (Figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety…
• nightmare v. To have a nightmare.

— Foreign word, define in English —

• Middle english
  • night-mare n. An evil spirit attacking men or horses at night.

— English words, defined in German —

• nightmare S. Schreckgespenst, Albtraum/Alptraum, Spuk.
• nightmare S. Medizin: Alb/Alp, Albdrücken/Alpdrücken.
• nightmare S. Veraltet: ein Wesen oder teuflischer Geist, von dem glaubte, Personen während des Schlafs seelisch zu bedrücken.

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• nightmare n. Nachtmerrie.

— English word, defined in French —

• nightmare n. Cauchemar.

— English words, defined in Spanish —

• nightmare s. Pesadilla.
• nightmare s. Problema.

— English words, defined in Portuguese —

• nightmare s. Pesadelo.
• nightmare s. Dandão.

— English word, defined in Italian —

• nightmare s. Incubo.

45 English words from 6 English definitions

and anxiety Any arouses at␣night attacking bad cause chiefly demon difficult dream during evil experience experienced extreme feeling Figuratively frightening have historical horses men miserable monster night nightmare Now paralysis people plague rare situation sleep Sleep␣paralysis slept spirit suffocation terrifying that they thought very while

7 English words from 10 foreign definitions

Alb Alp Cauchemar dem des Geist Problema

24 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

Albdrücken Albtraum Alpdrücken Alptraum bedrücken Dandão ein glaubte Incubo Medizin Nachtmerrie oder Personen Pesadelo Pesadilla Schlafs Schreckgespenst seelisch Spuk teuflischer Veraltet von während Wesen

4 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

nightmares nightmarey nightmare␣fuel nightmarelike

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

knightmares logistical␣nightmares

5 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

knightmare midnightmare mid-nightmare out␣of␣a␣nightmare logistical␣nightmare

22 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

are Are ARE Åre A.R.E. IGH 'igh ight mar Mar MAR mar- Mar. -mar- mare Maré nig nigh Nigh night Night TMA

12 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

amt AMT amt. era ERA gin Gin mth ram Ram RAM THG

11 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

a-mothering Eltringham hamstering knightmare lighterman night␣cream nightdream nightmares nightmarey rematching thermaling

17 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

antigerm earthing emigrant gatherin' hangtime hang␣time hearting ingather man-tiger Meinhart mightnae remating retaming right␣man Right␣Man right␣men Tigerman

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

nightmary

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