Definition of a nightmare

nightmare    

noun

• something very difficult.

  My anatomy midterm was a nightmare.

  • See more words with the same meaning: hard, confusing, difficult, a problem.

  Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

• something very unpleasant.

                                                                                        
  
  Citation from "Pregnant", Louie (TV), Season 2 Episode 1 (2011) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

  • See more words with the same meaning: something of poor quality, bad, sucks.

  Last edited on Oct 27 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'hard, confusing, difficult, a problem':
confuzling	Definitions include: puzzling or confusing.
killer	Definitions include: very good, excellent, impressive; "cool"; "awesome".
solid	Definitions include: a favor or kind deed.
donezo	Definitions include: "done".
gonner	Definitions include: spelling variant of goner.
in over (one's) head	Definitions include: in a situation one can't cope with.
goner	Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon.
screwed	Definitions include: Past tense of "screw".
pear-shaped	Definitions include: confused, problematic, troublesome.
PP	Definitions include: acronym of "personal problem."
clutch	Definitions include: great; "awesome"; "cool".
fight fires	Definitions include: to deal with urgent problems (usually at work.)
bump in the road	Definitions include: a hindrance in some quest or extended task.
full on	Definitions include: fully; extraordinarily; powerfully.
blip	Definitions include: a short amount of time.
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Other terms relating to 'something of poor quality, bad, sucks':
horse sh*t	Definitions include: nonsense
fail	Definitions include: an instance of failure.
dog	Definitions include: a friend.
bust	Definitions include: an event with a displeasing outcome.
crap-fest	Definitions include: something in which there will be a lot of crap involved.
cronk	Definitions include: something of poor quality; "piece of crap".
pap	Definitions include: a person who isn't liked in general.
sh*t	Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below.
stank	Definitions include: with poor personal hygiene / promiscuous / generally gross.
lame sauce	Definitions include: something lame.
disastrophe	Definitions include: a "disaster" + "catastrophe".
piece	Definitions include: a graffiti mural.
lemon	Definitions include: a motor vehicle with many mechanical problems.

Slang terms with the same root words

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look like (one) bit into a sh*tburger	Definitions include: angry, looks bad, pissed, annoyed, unusual looking.
fifty-eleven	Definitions include: A large number or long list of, An infinite or un-countable quantity of, intentionally implausible quantitative description used to exaggerate.
word hole	Definitions include: mouth.
lash out at	Definitions include: to verbally attack.
voila	Definitions include: word used by magicians as they unveiled a trick.
UBI	Definitions include: acronym for "unexplained beer injury", used on medical charts by doctors in the UK.
baked-in	Definitions include: included.
turn up the heat	Definitions include: to wear risque clothing.
enby	Definitions include: "non-binary".
*sshole buddy	Definitions include: a friend with whom a scumbag can be himself.

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