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кошмар
Кошмар is masculine and came into Russian from the French cauchemar. Beyond bad dreams it works as an exclamation meaning how awful.
Examples in context
Мне приснился страшный кошмар.
I had a terrible nightmare.
Кошмар разбудил меня ночью.
A nightmare woke me at night.
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