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Icelandic
Etymology
From mara + tröð.
Pronunciation
Noun
martröð f (genitive singular martraðar, nominative plural martraðir)
- nightmare
Fjögurra ára sonur minn fékk martröð um jólaköttinn.- My four-year-old son had a nightmare about the Yule cat.
- (figuratively) Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses severe anxiety, terror or agony.
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