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Definition of nightmarish in English: nightmarishadjective ˈnʌɪtmɛːrɪʃˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃ Of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant. a nightmarish vision of the future a nightmarish eight-hour journey Example sentencesExamples - I mean it's a sort of a mythic, horrible, nightmarish kind of vision, isn't it?
- Once night falls and your enemies switch from the mundane to the nightmarish, the game becomes a dark feast for the senses.
- Not only did this nightmarish thing provoke instant nausea, it blocked my entire view of the stage!
- It was the middle of the day, and the cloudless sky above took on a nightmarish shade of black.
- The story of the seven nightmarish days will be screened tonight at 7pm, with the second episode on January 15.
Synonyms unearthly, monstrous, ghostly, spine-chilling, horrific, macabre, hideous, unspeakable, gruesome, grisly, ghastly, harrowing, hair-raising, disturbing, Kafkaesque informal scary, creepy rare phantasmagorical Definition of nightmarish in US English: nightmarishadjectiveˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃˈnītˌmeriSH Of the nature of a nightmare; very frightening or unpleasant. a nightmarish vision of the future a nightmarish eight-hour journey Example sentencesExamples - The story of the seven nightmarish days will be screened tonight at 7pm, with the second episode on January 15.
- It was the middle of the day, and the cloudless sky above took on a nightmarish shade of black.
- I mean it's a sort of a mythic, horrible, nightmarish kind of vision, isn't it?
- Once night falls and your enemies switch from the mundane to the nightmarish, the game becomes a dark feast for the senses.
- Not only did this nightmarish thing provoke instant nausea, it blocked my entire view of the stage!
Synonyms unearthly, monstrous, ghostly, spine-chilling, horrific, macabre, hideous, unspeakable, gruesome, grisly, ghastly, harrowing, hair-raising, disturbing, kafkaesque |