This is the 11052nd most frequent Swedish word.
mardrömsstart
A nightmare start; a very bad beginning.
Here, 'mardrömsstart', meaning 'nightmare start', is used metaphorically to describe an unpleasant and chaotic beginning to the day.
Att glömma att sätta alarmet ledde till en riktig mardrömsstart på dagen.
Forgetting to set the alarm led to a real nightmare start of the day.
In this sentence, 'mardrömsstart' emphasizes the difficulties and problematic beginning of a critical event, conveying urgency and disappointment.
Deras nya projekt fick en mardrömsstart när tekniken slutade fungera på lanseringsdagen.
Their new project experienced a nightmare start when the technology failed on launch day.
Here, 'mardrömsstart' is utilized to express a challenging and disheartening start to a competitive sequence, setting a pessimistic tone for future events.