[{"word":"nightmare","phonetic":"/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/","audio":""},{"text":"/naɪt.mɛəɹ/","audio":"https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/nightmare-us.mp3","sourceUrl":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2651217","license":{"name":"BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"}}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Sleep paralysis.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A very bad or frightening dream.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe."},{"definition":"Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters."}],"synonyms":["incubus","night hag","succubus"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nightmare"]}]