🇬🇧 Nightmare meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

A nightmare is a scary dream that happens while you are sleeping and makes you feel frightened, worried, or upset, like when you dream that your toothbrush is chasing you and yelling, “You forgot to floss!”

My nightmare last night was that the floor turned into lava, but the only safe spots were on top of my dirty laundry pile.

I woke up from a nightmare where my mom replaced all my Halloween candy with carrots and said, “Same thing!”

In my nightmare, I went to school in my pajamas, and my pajamas were covered in pictures of my baby photos.

My brother screamed because he had a nightmare that all his video games turned into math quizzes.

Some scientists think nightmares can actually help your brain practice dealing with scary situations—like a spooky video game training level while you sleep.

I had a nightmare. The nightmare made my homework a big, scary monster. In the nightmare the monster ate my pencil and got big. I felt the nightmare in my chest. I woke up from the nightmare and turned the light on. I cried, then I felt safe. The nightmare was gone.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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