Meaning

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English night-mare, from Old English *nihtmare, equivalent to night + mare (“evil spirit believed to afflict a sleeping person”). Cognate with Scots nichtmare and nichtmeer, Dutch nachtmerrie, Middle Low German nachtmār, German Nachtmahr.

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