Nightdream

//ˈnaɪtdɹiːm// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A dream that is experienced while sleeping at night, as distinguished from a daydream.

    "You have black nightdreams, I know, for I have sat by you as you slept and heard you talk and seen your terror, which would soon destroy you if you could recall it, as one night showed."

Example

More examples

"You have black nightdreams, I know, for I have sat by you as you slept and heard you talk and seen your terror, which would soon destroy you if you could recall it, as one night showed."

Etymology

From night + dream.

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