Nightmare
Nightmare noun - A situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness.
Picture and nightmare are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Picture" instead a noun "Nightmare".
Nearby Word: nightmarish
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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He starts cackling delightedly and claims she captured his father to a "t" - the picture is a feverish nightmare portrait of wild glaring eyes and claws.
Source: Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant -
The picture is accompanied by a transcript of Walter describing a disturbing sexual nightmare he had where he watched his mother and this man having intercourse.
Source: Nightmare Fuel Coloring Book - In the original Shrek picture book, there's a scene where the title character has a nightmare about being beloved by children.
Cite this Source
Picture and Nightmare. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/picture
Nightmare & Picture. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/picture>.
Picture or Nightmare. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nightmare/picture.
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