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A vivid, unpleasant mental image (as in a nightmare) conjured in broad daylight, such as an impending crash, or a thought of a loved one in distress, which can cause a strong emotional response such as fear or horror.
Scott still isn't home from the game, and I'm having such a daymare! I know he's stretched out on the pavement somewhere.
daymare by Laura Gay July 5, 2011
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A daymare is when you are daydreaming but it seems more like a nightmare.
Judy placed her crotch over my head and now i keep having a daymare about it.
daymare by Hotpants April 19, 2005
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An intensely scary event occurring in your imagination while you are awkwake.

Like a day dream, but a horribly frightening one, such that it is more like a nightmare.
Aw man, what if that hott girl I hooked up with was my cousin? Shoot, I gotta go rip my eyeballs out!
Relax, man, it's just a daymare. She's not your cousin.
You're right... Grandma just said she's my sister's cousin.
A rare moment when someone has a horrible dream while napping during the day.
My 3:15 nap was accompanied by a horrible daymare
Daymare by snapcracklenop October 5, 2017
A seriously bad dream, but experienced during daylight hours.
"I had a nightmare yesterday."

"Oh? At what precise time did this happen?"

"During my afternoon siesta."

"Dude, that wasn't a nightmare. That was a daymare!"
daymare by Colin 100 December 9, 2012
A daymare is similar to a nightmare, except that you have it during the day. A daymare could stem from paying your taxes to having to go to a dreaded job performance review meeting with your boss.
Mark had a daymare when he realized how many job related e-mails he had to reply to.
daymare by PWS27 August 11, 2017
a bad dream when you sleep during daytime. opposite of nightmare.
John: I had the scariest daymare on my way to work this morning.

Doug: You fell asleep on the train again?
Daymare by babybeeks July 22, 2014