"mid-nightmare" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Fron mid- + nightmare. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|nightmare}} mid- + nightmare Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} mid-nightmare (not comparable)
  1. (temporal location) During a nightmare. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: midnightmare
    Sense id: en-mid-nightmare-en-adv-15VKXsX7 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with mid-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mid-: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54 Topics: temporal-location, time

Noun

Etymology: Fron mid- + nightmare. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mid|nightmare}} mid- + nightmare Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} mid-nightmare (uncountable)
  1. The middle part of a nightmare, by implication the scariest part, with no end in prospect; the state of being in a nightmare. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-mid-nightmare-en-noun-JmgF1z2J Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 46 54

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