mid-nightmare
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.10 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
During a nightmare.
noun
The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare."
- "[…] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […]."
- "Many times, I have seen your name in the paper— the detective who solves the mysteries in this sleepy little city that sometimes awakens in mid-nightmare."
- "Beth awoke Monday morning in mid-nightmare."