worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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The Yankees’ worst nightmare has come true, though there were certainly signs that foreshadowed their most devastating injury yet this spring.
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
The Dutch angles go crazy in these sequences, which are meant to convey that Cortland’s worst nightmare is basically his own childhood.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Will Daphne end up falling for Carter for real or bring to bear Steffy’s worst nightmare: yet another split for her mom and dad?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
This is Vetro’s worst nightmare: that the audience won’t be able to hear all the hard work a student has been putting in to get their voice as strong as possible.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
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Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
The Dutch angles go crazy in these sequences, which are meant to convey that Cortland’s worst nightmare is basically his own childhood.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2025
Will Daphne end up falling for Carter for real or bring to bear Steffy’s worst nightmare: yet another split for her mom and dad?
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Jan. 2025
This is Vetro’s worst nightmare: that the audience won’t be able to hear all the hard work a student has been putting in to get their voice as strong as possible.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for worst nightmare
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“Worst nightmare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20nightmare. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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