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midnightmare

midnightmare adverb: during a nightmare.

Adverb

midnightmare (not comparable)

  1. During a nightmare.
    • "Minnie — " I tried again, but what issued from my throat was that sound we all make, midnightmare, somewhere between a growl and a silent scream.1991, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, page 61
    • Will tried to convince himself that he had the life he deserved. That it was restful not having to put up a front all the time. Knowing he wasn't disturbing Dinah's sleep when he woke midnightmare, shouting.2007, Janice Kay Johnson, Christmas Presents and Past, page 230

Forms of midnightmare

alternative formmid-nightmare

Origin of midnightmare

From mid- + nightmare.

Questions about midnightmare

What does midnightmare mean?
Midnightmare means during a nightmare.
What part of speech is midnightmare?
Midnightmare is an adverb.

Words near midnightmare in the dictionary

  1. midnight suns
  2. midnight zone
  3. midnight zones
  4. midnightish
  5. midnightly
  6. midnightmare
  7. midnights
  8. midnite
  9. midnites
  10. midnoon
  11. midnoons

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