A "nightmarish situation" means a situation that is scary, horrible, or extremely frightening, similar to a bad dream.
Sentences with «nightmarish situation»
In backing Lhota, Cuomo is turning to a trusted hand to fix what has become an increasingly nightmarish situation for riders of the city's subway system. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Our imagination gives life a necessary «plot,» an order in an otherwise all - too - often nightmarish situation. (religion-online.org)
When she turns to an upstairs neighbor — the man of her dreams — for help, they soon discover just how nightmarish the situation truly is. (ereadernewstoday.com)