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morningmare

morningmare noun: a nightmare experienced in the morning.

Noun

morningmare (plural morningmares)

  1. (humorous, rare) A nightmare experienced in the morning.
    • What a nightmare! Or morningmare, in this case.1997, Anna Collins, Elliot Sullivan, Women Are from Bras, Men Are from Penus: A Survival Guide for Bypassing Communication and Getting Even in Your Relationships, page 27
    • My skin had goosebumps and my hands were damp and cold. I prayed I would never again be troubled by that—morningmare.2008, Gary Diehl, Those Were the Days: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and.., page 124

Forms of morningmare

pluralmorningmares

Origin of morningmare

Blend of morning + nightmare.

Questions about morningmare

What does morningmare mean?
Morningmare means a nightmare experienced in the morning.
What part of speech is morningmare?
Morningmare is a noun.
What is the plural of morningmare?
The plural of morningmare is morningmares.

Words near morningmare in the dictionary

  1. morningglories
  2. morningglory
  3. morningish
  4. morningless
  5. morningly
  6. morningmare
  7. morningmares
  8. morningness
  9. mornings
  10. mornings after
  11. morningsful

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