daymare
UK/ˈdeɪˌmɛə/US/ˈdeɪˌmɛɚ/
daymare noun: a vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
Noun
daymare (plural daymares)
- A vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
- What walks I took alone, down muddy lanes, in the bad winter weather, carrying that parlor, and Mr. and Miss Murdstone in it, everywhere: a monstrous load that I was obliged to bear, a daymare that there was no possibility of breaking in, a weight that brooded on my wits, and blunted them!1849 May – 1850 November, Charles Dickens, “My Holidays. Especially One Happy Afternoon.”, in The Personal History of David Copperfield, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], published 1850, →OCLC, page 87
- Sometimes I can't help but feel helpless / I'm havin' daymares in daytime wide awake try to relate / This can't be happenin' like I'm in a dream while I'm walkin' / Cause what I'm seein is hauntin', human beings like ghost and zombies2005, “Road to Zion”, in Welcome to Jamrock, performed by Damian Marley ft. Nas
Verb
daymare (third-person singular simple present daymares, present participle daymaring, simple past and past participle daymared)
- To have a daymare.
- There must be something better to spend my precious time daymaring.2003, Hecate: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Women’s Liberation, page 322
- She daymared through each one, painting dark, almost black canvases with indistinguishable figures floating in a stormy sky.2007, Michele Zackheim, Broken Colors, Europa Editions, →ISBN, page 41
Forms of daymare
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | daymares |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | daymares |
| present participle | daymaring |
| past participle | daymared |
| past | daymared |
Origin of daymare
From day + mare, after nightmare.
Questions about daymare
- What does daymare mean?
- Daymare means a vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.
- What part of speech is daymare?
- Daymare can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce daymare?
- Daymare is pronounced /ˈdeɪˌmɛə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of daymare?
- The plural of daymare is daymares.
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