Crossword clues for daymare
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Daymare
Daymare \Day"mare`\ (d[=a]"m[^a]r`), n. [Day + mare incubus.]
(Med.)
A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended
by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes
nightmare.
--Dunglison.
Wiktionary
daymare
n. A terrifying experience, having the characteristics of a nightmare, during wakefulness
Usage examples of "daymare".
This daymare even began invading my waking hours, especially toward dawn, when I was in that vulnerable, suggestible mental state that extreme fatigue and undirected anxiety can bring on.
Some daymares must have been moonlighting, because nightmares never brought good dreams.
I had daymares for four straight days after Jim threw me out of his place.