worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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Extra possessions for the Huskies are USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb’s worst nightmare.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump going after Japanese autos has long been the Liberal Democratic Party’s worst nightmare.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Minus bleeding out from a throat wound, this is her worst nightmare.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Taylor Wilson: Rachel, your story reads really like someone's worst nightmare two times over.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2025
Trump going after Japanese autos has long been the Liberal Democratic Party’s worst nightmare.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Minus bleeding out from a throat wound, this is her worst nightmare.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
Taylor Wilson: Rachel, your story reads really like someone's worst nightmare two times over.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Worst nightmare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20nightmare. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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