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mid-nightmare

adv, noun — 2 senses

mid-nightmare

adv

Etymology Fron mid- + nightmare.

1

Temporal location, Time During a nightmare.

  • His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare.2006, Marion Lennox, Princess of Convenience, page 82:

mid-nightmare

noun

Etymology Fron mid- + nightmare.

1

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, […].1904, The Spectator, volume 92, page 537:
  • 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.2008, Rosalyn Wraight, Secrets and Sins, page 84:
1 more example
  • Beth awoke Monday morning in mid-nightmare.2009, Derek Ciccone, Painless, page 241:

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