Download the app
educalingo
Search
Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish?
Julia Sweeney

Meaning of "nightmarish" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHTMARISH

nightmarish  [ˈnaɪtˌmɛərɪʃ] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHTMARISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nightmarish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NIGHTMARISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nightmarish

Nightmare

A nightmare is an unpleasant dream that can cause a strong emotional response from the mind, typically fear or horror but also despair, anxiety and great sadness. The dream may contain situations of danger, discomfort, psychological or physical terror. Sufferers often awaken in a state of distress and may be unable to return to sleep for a prolonged period. Nightmares can have physical causes such as sleeping in an uncomfortable or awkward position, having a fever, or psychological causes such as stress, anxiety, and as a side effect of various drugs. Eating before going to sleep, which triggers an increase in the body's metabolism and brain activity, is a potential stimulus for nightmares. Recurrent nightmares may require medical help, as they can interfere with sleeping patterns and cause insomnia.

Definition of nightmarish in the English dictionary

The definition of nightmarish in the dictionary is terrifying or deeply distressing, as in a bad dream.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NIGHTMARISH


amateurish
ˈæmətərɪʃ
barish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
bearish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
boorish
ˈbʊərɪʃ
fairish
ˈfɛərɪʃ
feverish
ˈfiːvərɪʃ
garish
ˈɡɛərɪʃ
gibberish
ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ
harish
ˈhɛərɪʃ
impoverish
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ
lickerish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
liquorish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
Moorish
ˈmʊərɪʃ
ogrish
ˈəʊɡərɪʃ
Quakerish
ˈkweɪkərɪʃ
sourish
ˈsaʊərɪʃ
squarish
ˈskweərɪʃ
tigerish
ˈtaɪɡərɪʃ
vigorish
ˈvɪɡərɪʃ
wearish
ˈwɛərɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHTMARISH

nightingale
Nightingale ward
nightjar
nightless
nightlife
nightlike
nightlong
nightly
nightmare
nightmare scenario
nightmarishly
nightmarishness
nightmary
nightpiece
nightrider
nightriding
nights
nightscope
nightshade
nightshirt

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHTMARISH

arish
boarish
cherish
flourish
guarish
interparish
Irish
marish
Northern Irish
nourish
on the parish
parish
perish
Scotch-Irish
the Anglo-Irish
the Irish
tovarish
vagarish
vinegarish
whorish

Synonyms and antonyms of nightmarish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NIGHTMARISH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nightmarish» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nightmarish

Translation of «nightmarish» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF NIGHTMARISH

Find out the translation of nightmarish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nightmarish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nightmarish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

噩梦般的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pesadilla
570 millions of speakers

English

nightmarish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भयानक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الكابوسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кошмарные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pesadelo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিকট নিশাস্বপ্নসংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cauchemardesque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mimpi buruk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alptraum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪夢のような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악몽
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngantuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mộc đè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கெட்ட கனவுகளைக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रागीट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kâbus gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

da incubo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koszmarny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кошмарні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de coșmar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εφιαλτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nagmerrie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mardröms
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mareritt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nightmarish

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTMARISH»

The term «nightmarish» is regularly used and occupies the 65.006 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
70
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «nightmarish» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of nightmarish
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «nightmarish».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHTMARISH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nightmarish» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nightmarish» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nightmarish

EXAMPLES

5 QUOTES WITH «NIGHTMARISH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nightmarish.
1
Amy Bloom
My family kept its history to itself. On the plus side, I didn't have to hear nightmarish stories about the Holocaust, the pogroms, terrible illnesses, painful deaths. My elderly parents never even spoke about their ailments.
2
Manny Farber
'The Big Sleep' would have been a more effective study of nightmarish existence had the detective been more complicated and had more curiosity been shown about his sweetheart's relation to the crime.
3
Judy Garland
You are never so alone as when you are ill on stage. The most nightmarish feeling in the world is suddenly to feel like throwing up in front of four thousand people.
4
Ben Stein
If Iran and North Korea, by some horrible, devilish, nightmarish scenario, got together and went to war at the same time, one against Saudi Arabia and one against South Korea, I don't know what we would do about that. I don't know that we could stop them short of using nuclear weapons.
5
Julia Sweeney
Why not try thinking of your life as hilarious rather than nightmarish?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHTMARISH»

Discover the use of nightmarish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nightmarish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hannah's Revenge: The True Story of the Nightmarish Journey ...
Her actions are still being felt to this day in the New England political scene. Find out how history can be more exciting, riveting and conversation-making than fiction in this new book from Juanita Carey.
Juanita Carey, Nikki Andrews, Kathleen Brandt, 2010
2
Guilty until proven innocent: the nightmarish, true story of ...
The original report is found to be groundless, but under further police investigation, the story mushrooms into something far more serious. Authorities eventually charge the pastor with 19 offenses against seven young boys.
Keith Barnhart, Lila Wold Shelburne, 1990
3
Masculinity and Emotion in Early Modern English Literature
Both these works include nightmarish visions experienced by grieving fathers or mothers bereft of their children.44 Walton conveys his culture's increasing tolerance of demonstrative mourning in bereaved men and women by fashioning a ...
Jennifer C. Vaught, 2008
4
Haunted Castle: 3D Nightmarish Pictures
The vampire butler meets kids at the door and the zombie waiter offers a glass of fresh blood! Spine-chilling sounds and nightmarish 3D pictures make this book come alive!
AZ Books, Olivia Evans, 2012
5
Earth: The Forbidden Planet
... prettyprettyprettyprettypretty nightmarish,nightmarish,nightmarish,nightmarish, nightmarish, butbutbutbutbut I diddiddiddiddid getgetgetgetget throughthroughthroughthroughthrough this,this,this,this,this, andandandandand mymymymymy ...
B. Fox, 2003
6
Aldous Huxley's Brave New World: A Cry of Warning and ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Patrick Sing, 2012
7
The Devil's Party: A Brief History of Satanic Abuse
tors" to identify witches as a matter of routine, however, images of the nightmarish kind usually co-exist with rather different sets of ideas about what witches do. The notion of witchcraft that is involved in cases of actual accusation is usually ...
Brian Stableford, 2009
8
Nightmarish Sacrifice
Unpredictable. Symbolic. Mysterious. NIGHTMARISH SACRIFICE. A sinister nightmare repeats for the thirteenth time in a row. A sacrificed ghost is weeping on her own abandoned grave, disturbing Freya's dreams... and secret nightmares.
Simona Panova, 2013
9
Heart of a Victim in Harm's Way: Surviving Nightmarish Deeds ...
" The text of my story relates to how I felt when I learned that my husband had deceived me into believing he was a Christian, when in actuality he led a secret life.
Rosy Latur, 2002
10
The Day After the Dollar Crashes: A Survival Guide for the ...
In fact, many of us are finding our American Dream has become nightmarish. The generation of Americans that currently makes up the bulk of our population—the generation that voted our current set of leaders into power—has been insulated ...
Damon Vickers, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHTMARISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nightmarish is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fixing Our Nightmarish Web Of Federal Gun Laws
One of the most infuriating things about our common desire to reduce the criminal use of firearms in the United States is that the majority of ... «Bearing Arms, Jul 15»
2
Clashing visions of Games offered at debate
... dire warnings about nightmarish traffic, steep cost overruns, and misplaced priorities in a sometimes testy debate Thursday between Olympic ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
Nearly 11000 children to lose free busing in Lakewood
... to get their children to school safely — and potentially nightmarish driving conditions for motorists on Lakewood's already congested roads. «Asbury Park Press, Jul 15»
4
Waiting for a Soviet Reunion
To many observers biting their nails over Vladimir Putin's perceived expansionist policies, this kind of Soviet nostalgia is nightmarish. «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
5
'Northside Hollow': In the heart of darkness
That's fitting, since there are few scenarios as nightmarish as being buried alive deep in a collapsed mine. Such unimaginable horror was what ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Hollande's 'two-speed' fantasy
Even in areas where there is theoretical agreement, like the eurozone parliament, progress on practical issues could be nightmarish. «Politico, Jul 15»
7
"Where No Fan Has Gone Before"
It's fitting that “The Sting” comes after “Where No Fan Has Gone Before,” because the plot—Leela gets sucked into an increasingly nightmarish ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
8
Will You Join the Celeb Fans of This Morbid and Nightmarish
I am not going to pretend this is an objective style story, because it's not. As someone whose jewel accessories consisted of only her wedding ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
9
Nightmarish drive along Sidhwan Canal
LUDHIANA: Work on the underpass bridge at Sidhwan Canal is giving a tough time to those travelling from South City to Ferozepur Road, ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
The 'Nightmarish' Boston Hotel Where Workers Have To Deal with …
The work environment reported was nightmarish. Workers say they were handling bloody sheets with bare hands and disposing of sharps by ... «In These Times, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nightmarish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nightmarish>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z