[おそわれる, osowareru] (v1, vi) (See 襲う・1, 魘される・1) to be tormented (by dreams); to have a nightmare[Add to Longdo]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Nightmare \Night"mare`\ (n[imac]t"m[^a]r`), n. [Night + mare
incubus. See {Mare} incubus.]
1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in
sleep. [archaic]
[1913 Webster]
2. A trerrifying or oppressive dream characterized by a sense
of helplessness in the face of danger, extreme uneasiness
or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach,
impossibility of motion or speech, etc.) or extreme
anxiety, from which one wakes in a troubled state of mind.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. Hence: Any overwhelming, oppressive, or terrifying
experience resembling a nightmare[2] especially in the
inability to escape from an unpleasant situation.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nightmare
n 1: a situation resembling a terrifying dream [syn:
{nightmare}, {incubus}]
2: a terrifying or deeply upsetting dream
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