lifelong nightmare

language: de

definitions

  1. A recurring dream characterized by intense fear, anxiety, or terror that persists throughout a person's entire life.
    de: Lebenslanger Albtraum
  2. A persistent, extremely distressing, or traumatic situation, condition, or experience that haunts or affects an individual for their entire life.
    de: Lebenslanges Trauma

examples

  1. The recurring image of the dark forest became his lifelong nightmare.

    Das wiederkehrende Bild des dunklen Waldes wurde zu seinem lebenslangen Albtraum.

  2. Living in constant fear of poverty was her lifelong nightmare.

    In ständiger Angst vor Armut zu leben, war ihr lebenslanger Albtraum.