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out of a nightmare

out of a nightmare prepositional phrase: terrifying; shocking.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic) Terrifying; shocking.

Questions about out of a nightmare

What does out of a nightmare mean?
Out of a nightmare means terrifying; shocking.
What part of speech is out of a nightmare?
Out of a nightmare is a prepositional phrase.

Words near out of a nightmare in the dictionary

  1. out laps
  2. out like a light
  3. out loud
  4. out of
  5. out of a job
  6. out of a nightmare
  7. out of action
  8. Out of Africa
  9. out of all proportion
  10. out of battery
  11. out of bed

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