悪夢 (あくむ, akumu) Japanese meaning: nightmare | KotomoraLast night I had a nightmare and woke up.
The accident was like a nightmare.
Usage patterns
〈人〉が悪夢を見るfor someone to have a nightmare
Last night I had a scary nightmare.
悪夢にうなされるto be tormented by a nightmare (moaning in one's sleep)
He's tormented by nightmares every night.
悪夢のような〈事〉a nightmare-like (situation, experience)
The accident was like a nightmare.
Expressions
悪夢から覚めるcome to one's senses; wake up from a nightmare
