Comforting
Nightmare
Nightmare adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: survivors of a nuclear holocaust would surely face a nightmare existence
Comforting is an antonym for nightmare.
Nearby Word: nightmarish
Both words in one sentence
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Only then does she realize what she's given up—late night conversations, him comforting her after a nightmare, etc.
Source: Didn't Think This Through -
Understandable, as she's comforting him after a nightmare.
Source: Theatre / Miss Saigon -
Only after Rhett's nonchalant, taunting reaction (he basically shrugs and declares that he'll simply seek sexual pleasure elsewhere) does it dawn on her what she's done and everything that she'll miss out on—late night conversations, Rhett comforting her after a nightmare.
Source: Film / Gone with the Wind
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