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nightmare; bad dream

NounSino-Korean: 惡夢

  1. 1

    nightmare; bad dream

    A scary or unpleasant dream.

    Korean definition: 무섭거나 기분 나쁜 꿈.

    • Every night I was tormented by awful nightmares.

    • My younger sibling was breaking out in a cold sweat while sleeping, perhaps having a nightmare.

  2. 2

    nightmare

    (figurative) A situation so horrible one might wish it were a dream.

    Korean definition: (비유적으로) 차라리 꿈이었으면 싶은 끔찍한 상황.

    • We barely survived the nightmarish battlefield.

    • I hoped this terrible nightmare of a moment would pass quickly.