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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare. uncountable

   "[…] carries us into the region of mid-nightmare, […]."

Adverb

1. 1
   During a nightmare. not-comparable

   "His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare."

Example

More examples

"His eyes were wide and scared, as if he'd woken mid-nightmare."

Etymology

Fron mid- + nightmare.

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