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a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness
that 20-page exam was a nightmare
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That can include irritability, nausea, dizziness, vomiting, nightmares, headache, and suicide ideations.
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Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
The Rocketman star also recalled having nightmares after being separated from his mom on a flight as a child.
—EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
In All the Jingle Ladies, her nightmares are revisited when the song gets used in a new hit film, bringing it back into the mainstream.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Researchers suggest that the nightmares common in PTSD may lead to a fear of sleep.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
Heller runs Mother through a gantlet of motherhood nightmares — singalong story time at the library, mercurial kid mood swings and the soul-sucking monotony of the daily routine that keeps the world turning.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Reasons noted in the letter included a life permeated by alcohol, depression, nightmares and guilt.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The documentary, which premiered at the DOC NYC film festival, reveals how nightmares, explosive outbursts, severe pain, alcoholism and depression consumed the lives of these wartime heroes.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Tracking those dreams toward the West resulted in the nightmares of the peoples who had lived and thrived there for centuries.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
Korin Miller, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
The Rocketman star also recalled having nightmares after being separated from his mom on a flight as a child.
—EW.com, 10 Dec. 2024
In All the Jingle Ladies, her nightmares are revisited when the song gets used in a new hit film, bringing it back into the mainstream.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Researchers suggest that the nightmares common in PTSD may lead to a fear of sleep.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 7 Dec. 2024
Heller runs Mother through a gantlet of motherhood nightmares — singalong story time at the library, mercurial kid mood swings and the soul-sucking monotony of the daily routine that keeps the world turning.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2024
Reasons noted in the letter included a life permeated by alcohol, depression, nightmares and guilt.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The documentary, which premiered at the DOC NYC film festival, reveals how nightmares, explosive outbursts, severe pain, alcoholism and depression consumed the lives of these wartime heroes.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Tracking those dreams toward the West resulted in the nightmares of the peoples who had lived and thrived there for centuries.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Nightmares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nightmares. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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