have a nightmare

VERB

dream

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conceive crave daydream fantasize invent think visualize

STRONG

brainstorm concoct create devise envisage fancy formulate hallucinate hanker hatch hunger idealize imagine long for picture pine sigh stargaze thirst

WEAK

be delirious be moonstruck be up in clouds build castles in air cook up have a flash have a notion have a vision make up search for pot of gold think up

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have a nightmare

Europe, a big market for U.S. corporations, could have a nightmare winter if natural gas prices continue rising.

From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2022

"It's not been an easy time for me, I have a nightmare every day," he said.

From BBC ● Jan. 11, 2022

“Is it worse to have a nightmare and then wake up from it? Or is it worse to have a dream where you still have some hope, and then you realize the hope is gone?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2018

Rather than tell yourself all week that you have a nightmare ahead of you, think about it a different way.

From Forbes ● Jul. 7, 2015

At one point she seemed to have a nightmare.

From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer

have a nightmare

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