knightmare

Noun

Meaning

knightmare (plural knightmares)

(chess, humorous, informal) A figurative nightmare involving a knight, e.g. a crushing knight move or a hopeless situation involving a knight.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

Kafka

Examples

In it, we are shown the Knightmare future similar to the one from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a Joker card fluttering ominously amid a post-apocalyptic landscape. Source: Internet

There's still a lot of mystery surrounding the Knightmare scene in Flash's subsequent trip through a hole in time to visit Bruce in the Batcave, but one thing's for certain: it changed things. Source: Internet

The Knightmare vision takes place only 5 years on from the present DCEU, so Alfred's death is unlikely to have been natural either. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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