midnightmare

See also: mid-nightmare

English

Etymology

From mid- +‎ nightmare.

Adverb

midnightmare (not comparable)

1. (temporal location) During a nightmare.
   • 1991, Carol Muske-Dukes, Dear Digby, page 61:

     "Minnie — " I tried again, but what issued from my throat was that sound we all make, midnightmare, somewhere between a growl and a silent scream.

   • 2007, Janice Kay Johnson, Christmas Presents and Past, page 230:

     Will tried to convince himself that he had the life he deserved. That it was restful not having to put up a front all the time. Knowing he wasn't disturbing Dinah's sleep when he woke midnightmare, shouting.

Alternative forms

• mid-nightmare