Definition of nightmarish in English:

nightmarish

adjective 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

Derivatives

nightmarishly

adverbˈnʌɪtmɛːrɪʃ(ə)liˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃli

If you use the same room that you use for nightmarishly boring status meetings, don't expect people to be stimulated by the surroundings.
Example sentencesExamples
- Of those entitled to claim the pensions credit, 1.7 million failed to do so because it is ‘so nightmarishly complicated’.
- It is certainly much less nightmarishly violent than his previous mainstream novels, in which animals and people are often horrifically tortured.
- We had shot seven wasteful wides to a solitary one from the hosts in that half, and of course the concession of those nightmarishly soft brace of goals compounded what had become a very difficult situation.
- Most nightmarishly, some worried that governments could one day use brain implants to monitor and perhaps even control citizens' behavior.

Definition of nightmarish in US English:

nightmarish

adjectiveˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃˈnītˌmeriSH

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

单词	nightmarish
释义	Definition of nightmarish in English: nightmarish adjective 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 Derivatives nightmarishly adverbˈnʌɪtmɛːrɪʃ(ə)liˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃli If you use the same room that you use for nightmarishly boring status meetings, don't expect people to be stimulated by the surroundings. Example sentencesExamples Of those entitled to claim the pensions credit, 1.7 million failed to do so because it is ‘so nightmarishly complicated’. It is certainly much less nightmarishly violent than his previous mainstream novels, in which animals and people are often horrifically tortured. We had shot seven wasteful wides to a solitary one from the hosts in that half, and of course the concession of those nightmarishly soft brace of goals compounded what had become a very difficult situation. Most nightmarishly, some worried that governments could one day use brain implants to monitor and perhaps even control citizens' behavior. Definition of nightmarish in US English: nightmarish adjectiveˈnaɪtˌmɛrɪʃˈnītˌmeriSH 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
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