Nightmarish: meaning, definitions and examples
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nightmarish
[ หnaษชtหmษrษชส ]
description of something frightening or horrifying
Nightmarish describes something extremely frightening, like a horror movie or a bad dream. It often evokes feelings of fear, terror, or dread.
Synonyms
chilling, frightening, horrifying, terrifying
Examples of usage
- The haunted house had a nightmarish atmosphere with creaking floors and flickering lights.
- After watching the scary movie, she had a nightmarish vision of monsters in her sleep.
- The abandoned asylum was a nightmarish place filled with shadows and eerie sounds.
Translations
Translations of the word "nightmarish" in other languages:
๐ต๐น horrรญvel
๐ฎ๐ณ เคญเคฏเคพเคจเค
๐ฉ๐ช albtraumhaft
๐ฎ๐ฉ mengerikan
๐บ๐ฆ ะถะฐั ะปะธะฒะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ koszmarny
๐ฏ๐ต ๆชๅคขใฎใใใช
๐ซ๐ท cauchemardesque
๐ช๐ธ pesadillesco
๐น๐ท kabus gibi
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ๋ชฝ ๊ฐ์
๐ธ๐ฆ ูุงุจูุณู
๐จ๐ฟ noฤnรญ mลฏra
๐ธ๐ฐ noฤnรก mora
๐จ๐ณ ๅฉๆขฆ่ฌ็
๐ธ๐ฎ noฤna mora
๐ฎ๐ธ martraรฐarkenndur
๐ฐ๐ฟ าะพัาัะฝัััั
๐ฌ๐ช แแแจแแแ แฃแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ kabus kimi
๐ฒ๐ฝ pesadillesco
Word origin
The word 'nightmarish' originated from the noun 'nightmare,' which was first used in the 13th century to describe a terrifying dream. Over time, 'nightmarish' evolved to describe anything that is extremely frightening or horrifying, reflecting the intense fear associated with nightmares.