Collocations withnightmare
These are words often used in combination withnightmare.
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absolute nightmare
Two sets of changes in quick succession would make business planning an absolute nightmare.
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administrative nightmare
There is a mean-minded nature to this iniquitous tax, and it is clear that it is becoming an administrative nightmare.
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bureaucratic nightmare
Therefore, they had a hand in ensuring that the code was not a bureaucratic nightmare.
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frequent nightmares
Depressed people, for example, are known to experience frequent nightmares which are due to inner psychological conditions rather than external causes.
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nightmare scenario
In reality, of course, networking is not growing so quickly that such a nightmare scenario is imminent.
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recurring nightmare
They have little else by way of assets or income with which to fight the case and the whole bungled affair is a recurring nightmare for them.
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terrible nightmare
It was an invasion which has proved a terrible nightmare for those who have participated in it.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
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