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mid-nightmare

adv

Etymology

Fron mid- + nightmare.

  1. inherited from *nihtmare✻
  2. inherited from nyghtmare
  3. prefixed as mid-nightmare — “mid + nightmare”

Definitions

  1. During a nightmare.

    • His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare.

  2. The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect

    The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare.

    • […] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […].
    • Many times, I have seen your name in the paper— the detective who solves the mysteries in this sleepy little city that sometimes awakens in mid-nightmare.
    • Beth awoke Monday morning in mid-nightmare.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA