Limbo and Nightmare

Limbo

Limbo noun - Theology) in Roman Catholicism, the place of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls (such as infants and virtuous individuals.

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Nightmare and limbo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nightmare" instead a noun "Limbo".

Nightmare noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.

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Limbo and nightmare are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Limbo" instead a noun "Nightmare".

Nearby Word: nightmarish

full	full limbo	full nightmare
long	long limbo	long nightmare
original	original limbo	original nightmare
legal	legal limbo	legal nightmare
Other adjectives: actual, real, terrible, horrible, hellish, dark, awful, horrifying, eternal, weird, strange, red.

Of course, the show's trapped in a syndication nightmare, so Season 3 is still in limbo.

Source: Screwed By The Network / Live-Action TV
Among other things, the little nightmare puppet can shoot lightning out of his eyes, psychically control other toys and open portals to what appears to be limbo.

Source: Demonic Dummy
In late 2013 Turkey pulled the Protocols out of limbo and tried to negotiate with Armenia again, hoping to patch things up ahead of the centennial of the Armenian genocide; sure to be a PR nightmare for the country.

Source: Useful Notes / Turkey

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