The Emergence Machine

Nightmare

abstract · cognition · Level 10 · E9

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Emergence definition

As the mind's imagination engages with the emotional response of fear, which arises from perceived danger or threat, during the vivid mental experiences of a dream, it creates a frightening or unpleasant mental scenario that disrupts the normal progression of a dream, resulting in a nightmare.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “nightmare” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “nightmare”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
nightmare
Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL10L9L8L7L2L1L0NightmareDreamFearEmotionImaginationStimulusMindSensory… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesNightmareL10DreamL9FearL9E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Dream L9 (requires)
    A nightmare is a type of dream
  • Fear L9 (requires)
    Nightmares involve fear