worst nightmare

noun

: the thing someone fears most
Losing a child is every parent's worst nightmare.

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Seafarers’ worst nightmare is back for more bloodshed. William Earl, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025 Amber Smith and her husband, Granger Smith, lived every parent’s worst nightmare in 2019 when their 3-year-old son, River, drowned in the family’s backyard pool. Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025 Sarah Snook is living a parent’s worst nightmare come true in All Her Fault, Peacock’s upcoming series starring Snook and Dakota Fanning. Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 That's actually the ultimate worst nightmare. Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for worst nightmare

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“Worst nightmare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/worst%20nightmare. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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