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Definition of Nightmares

Nightmare
Nightmare Night"mare`, n. [Night + mare incubus. See Mare incubus.] 1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep. 2. A condition in sleep usually caused by improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus. --Dunglison. 3. Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or stupefying influence.

Meaning of Nightmares from wikipedia

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- Nightmares & Dreamscapes is a short story collection by American author Stephen King, published in 1993. King dedicated this collection of stories to Thomas...
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- woman and the content of her nightmare. The incubus and horse's head refer to contemporary belief and folklore about nightmares but have been ascribed more...
- Nightmares! is a young adult children's literature series co-aut****d by Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller. As of 5 November 2014, the series has been on...
- safety and security. The nightmares usually occur during the REM stage of sleep, and the person who experiences the nightmares typically remembers them...