how to pronounce nightmare

/ˈnaɪt.mɛəɹ/

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nightmare is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of nightmare in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… dream or rather a nightmare according to …”

meaning of nightmare

A nightmare is a frightening dream.

nightmare frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word nightmare occurs in english on average 14.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.