梦魇

夢魘

mèngyǎn

noun #14,001

Meanings

1 nightmare

Characters

nightmare; to have a nightmare

Examples

那场事故成了他一生的梦魇。

Nà chǎng shìgù chéng le tā yīshēng de mèngyǎn.

That accident became a lifelong nightmare for him.

她经常被梦魇惊醒。

Tā jīngcháng bèi mèngyǎn jīngxǐng.

She is often woken up by nightmares.

Tips

usage

梦魇 is more literary and intense than 噩梦 (èmèng). 梦魇 often implies a terrifying, suffocating dream where one feels paralyzed, closer to 'sleep paralysis nightmare'. 噩梦 is the everyday word for any bad dream.

Stroke Order

梦 mèng

魇 yǎn