Usually means: Disturbing dream causing fear, anxiety.
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  1. cauchemar: Collins English Dictionary
  2. cauchemar: Wordnik
  3. cauchemar (m): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  4. cauchemar: Wiktionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cauchemar)

noun:  (folklore) A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.

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