How to Pronounce "out of a nightmare"

expression

OWT-uhv-uh-NYTE-mair

OWT-ov-AY-NYTE-meh

Definition

Used to describe a situation that is extremely unpleasant, frightening, or unreal, as if it came from a nightmare.

American English

ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnaɪtˌmɛɹ

British English

ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /nˈaɪtmeə

OWT-uhv-uh-NYTE-mair

OWT-ov-AY-NYTE-meh

The dark, empty house looked out of a nightmare.

Her experience in the storm felt out of a nightmare.

The movie had monsters that seemed out of a nightmare.

Their story sounds out of a nightmare—I can't believe it really happened.