worst nightmare

noun

: the thing someone fears most

Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.

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Rio immediately identifies this to be Agatha’s trial, deducing that her worst nightmare — apart from having to embody this preppy ’80s aesthetic — would be facing up to any of the many deaths she’s caused over the centuries. —

Caroline Framke, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024 Most Popular Disneyland mom responds to arrest: ‘Pure lies’ and ‘worst nightmare’ Disneyland closes 4 attractions during busy Halloween season Disneyland closes 4 attractions during busy Halloween season The US is mailing Americans free COVID tests again. —

Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 26 Sep. 2024 For someone with arachnophobia, this sounds like a worst nightmare. —

Simon Makin, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2024 During an early October camping trip with her family in upstate New York last year, Trisha Sena experienced every parent's worst nightmare. —

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