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Meaning of mare

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mare

Pronunciation:/mɛə//ˈmɛ(ə)ɹ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A type of evil spirit formerly thought to sit on the chest of a sleeping person; also, the feeling of suffocation felt during sleep, attributed to such a spirit.

noun

Definitions

  1. A demon or monster, thought to plague people while they slept and cause a feeling of suffocation and terror during sleep.

  2. Sleep paralysis.

  3. A very bad or frightening dream.

    Example: I had a nightmare that I tried to run but could neither move nor breathe.

  4. Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure.

    Example: Cleaning up after identity theft can be a nightmare of phone calls and letters.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/marehttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nightmare

mare

Pronunciation:/ˈmeːɹi/

noun

Definitions

  1. A large, dark plain, which may have the appearance of a sea.

  2. On Saturn's moon Titan, a large expanse of what is thought to be liquid hydrocarbons.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mare

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