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.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈnaɪtˌmɛɹ
British English
ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /æɪ/ /nˈaɪtmeə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
OWT-uhv-uh-NYTE-mair
UK
OWT-ov-AY-NYTE-meh
Listen in Context
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.