Nightmare (scenario)
Origin: Lat. malus somnus scenarĭum
An image of the future which articulates an individual’s or group’s greatest concerns, worries, and fears, in a negative statement of a highly feared future outcome.
Spanish: Pesadilla
Sources and references
- Jackson. Michael “Foresight Glossary”cited 180 times
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