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nightmarish

[nahyt-mair-ish] / ˈnaɪtˌmɛər ɪʃ /


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Nightmarish traffic around Glasgow's east end meant a fair few fans were not in their seats for kick-off.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

Nightmarish Russian parable about a woman attempting to locate her husband, apparently in a Siberian prison, through a fug of bureaucratic delay and deflection.

From The Guardian • Jun. 19, 2018

Nightmarish conditions will happen, but you don’t have to become another statistic.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2017

Nightmarish bureaucracy, a three-tiered appeals system and a payment structure that incentivizes lawyers to drag out proceedings mean it's not uncommon for a case to take a decade to reach a final judgment.

From Time • Feb. 9, 2011

Nightmarish tales about bureaucratic morass abound, and it can take on Sisyphean qualities.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2010




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