Nightmare
Nightmare noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Perdition and nightmare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Perdition" instead a noun "Nightmare".
Nearby Word: nightmarish
Perdition
Perdition noun - The place of punishment for the wicked after death.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and nightmare
- trouble and perdition
- trial and nightmare
- trial and perdition
- difficulty and nightmare
- difficulty and perdition
- affliction and nightmare
- affliction and perdition
- suffering and nightmare
- suffering and perdition
- misery and nightmare
- misery and perdition
- calamity and nightmare
- calamity and perdition
How words are described
| chaotic | chaotic nightmare | chaotic perdition |
Both words in one sentence
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There is also an inverse example in the second season, where Richard wanders into the Valley of Perdition, which traps him in a nightmare of banelings overrunning the entire world and killing all his friends... except Richard, leaving him the last person in the world.
Source: Lotus-Eater Machine - In the next episode, Richard is trapped in the Fields of Perdition and experiences a nightmare, in which he spends several months inside the Palace, only to find out that two new Seekers have been named, Kahlan has married someone else, and the world is coming to an end.
Source: Year Inside, Hour Outside
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