No, it is not a verb. Nightmare is a noun (bad dream).
Chat with our AI personalities
The word "nightmare" is an Anglo-Saxon word.
Nightmare is a noun. Nightmarish is the adjective form. Nightmarishly is the adverb form.
A nightmare can be described as a terrifying dream where one wakes up feeling scared, anxious and upset. Other names for nightmare include a bad dream or night terrors.
It comes from night and mar. Night - noun; The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise. Mar - verb; To damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect,attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil.
The antagonist in Nightmare by Joan Lowery Nixon is Dr. Lorene Anderson