DAYMARE

Etymology

Noun

daymare (plural daymares)

A vivid, unpleasant mental image, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness.

Source: Wiktionary


Day"mare`, n. Etym: [Day + mare incubus.] (Med.)

Definition: A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes nightmare. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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