worst nightmare
noun
: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.
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The regime’s worst nightmare is a critical mass of dissidents abroad—especially high-profile, articulate ones.
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Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2019
Sure enough, when Covid came, that was my worst nightmare.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024
At this point, a jocular Midwestern dad who advised a gay-straight alliance while coaching the high school football team is basically their worst nightmare.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 7 Aug. 2024
Landing on the tracks is a passenger’s worst nightmare.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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Madawi Al-Rasheed, Foreign Affairs, 1 May 2019
Sure enough, when Covid came, that was my worst nightmare.
—Steven Levy, WIRED, 25 July 2024
At this point, a jocular Midwestern dad who advised a gay-straight alliance while coaching the high school football team is basically their worst nightmare.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 7 Aug. 2024
Landing on the tracks is a passenger’s worst nightmare.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2024
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