disaster vs nightmare

disaster

noun
  • An unforeseen event causing great loss, upset or unpleasantness of whatever kind. 

  • An unexpected natural or man-made catastrophe of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction, loss of life or sometimes permanent change to the natural environment. 

nightmare

noun
  • Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. 

  • A very bad or frightening dream. 

  • A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. 

verb
  • To have a nightmare. 

How often have the words disaster and nightmare occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )