Background

What are anger dreams about?

The DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon insights from 1,200 dream symbols in over 200,000 dreams. Let’s see what the data has to say about anger dreams.

The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with anger dreams. These are the words that make anger dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of anger dreams can be illuminating about show anger affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example anger dreams at the bottom of the page.

The circular bar chart above shows how anger in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that anger is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that anger is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, anger dreams have more hatred than 96.4% of dream symbols, more sadness than 92.2% of dream symbols, and more romantic partners than 91.4% of dream symbols. On the other hand, anger dreams have less natural places than 73.7% of dream symbols, less disasters than 65.0% of dream symbols, and less insects than 63.9% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of anger tend to contain much more emotion than other dreams. Additionally, dreams of anger are aggressive! Anger dreams have more aggressive interactions than 80% of all of the other dream symbols. Aggressive interactions involve attacks, arguments, yelling, pushing, killing, and so on. These dreams can be scary, stressful, or confusing. But, as with all dreams, it is best to explore what is there. Why was there aggression? Was it really aggression? Also, dreams of anger are family oriented. They are more related to family than 90% of all other symbols. In other words, dreaming of anger will increase your chances of dreaming of a family member. Dreams help us to process our emotions and social relationships. In a certain lens, you can think of dreams as simulations of the world. This can be especially helpful for our relationships with family. Furthermore, dreams of anger can be frustrating! These dreams have more frustration than 90% of all other dream symbols. Frustration in a dream can, well, be frustrating. But there can be many reasons for frustration. One of the key aspects to understanding your dreams is just to pay attention to feelings. Be curious about frustration in dreams of anger. Finally, anger are full of hatred! Hatred is a really strong emotion. It can feel good to feel strong emotions. Dreams also help us process our emotions and make sense of our waking lives. If you feel hatred in a dream, whether or not it is a anger dream, feel into it. Be curious about where the emotions comes from. Every dream is unique. These are general patterns observed in an analysis of over 200,000 dreams. This analysis is a tool to help you make sense of your dreams. It is best to look at the differences. See how your dream of anger is different than dreams of anger in general.

7.1%

of dreams have anger

How common are anger dreams?

7.1% of dreams have the anger symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 15 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is common.

Identification

How are anger dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like peeved, irritable, mad, etc. This symbol is part of the summary dream symbols of emotions.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of anger?

Anger dreams are notable because they have substantially more verbs, Kuwait, emaciation, healing dreams, rage, characters, Guatemala, Dobby, revenge, Wonder Woman, accountants than 95% of other dream symbols.

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What symbols least related to dreams of anger?

Anger dreams are notable because they have substantially less Estonia, bankruptcy, Princess Leia, C-3PO, Gimli, Somalia, Serbia, Morocco, Fiji, Ethiopia, El Salvador than 95% of other dream symbols.

Deep dive into anger dreams

Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in anger dreams.

Who is in dreams of anger?

Who is in dreams of anger?

Dreams of anger are more related to strangers, more related to peers, and much more related to family than dreams in general. They are less related to insects.

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What are the emotions in dreams of anger?

What are the emotions in dreams of anger?

Dreams of anger are more related to happiness, much more related to sadness, and more related to grief and sorrow than dreams in general.

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Where do dreams of anger take place?

Where do dreams of anger take place?

Dreams of anger are more related to home, more related to work, and more related to schools than dreams in general. They are less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of anger?

What happens in dreams of anger?

Anger dreams are more related to aggressive acts, more related to friendly acts, and more related to sex than dreams in general. They are less related to disasters.

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How do dreams of anger related to the type of dream it is?

How do dreams of anger related to the type of dream it is?

Anger dreams are more related to bad dreams and more related to sad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to recurring dreams.

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How do dreams of anger related the senses?

How do dreams of anger related the senses?

Dreams of anger are more related to taste and more related to touch than dreams in general.

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How can you make sense of anger in dreams?

Anger dreams are common. Among other things anger dreams are very emotional, aggressive, family oriented, frustrating, and full of hate. Do you think this is true for your dream of anger? How might your dream of anger be different?

All dreams have meaning

All dreams have meaning

You can gain insight from thinking about any dream, no matter how strange. Only you, as the dreamer, have final say on what your dream may or may not mean. Each dream is unique.

Look for the differences

Look for the differences

The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience anger in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.

Return to the feelings

Return to the feelings

Our emotions in dreams can help us understand its meaning. Pay attention to how you felt in the dream. Pay attention to how you feel about anger in dreams. See how you feel about anger now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of anger dreams

An interpretation of anger dreams

This interpretation is from ""The Dream Interpretation Dictionary: Symbols, Signs, and Meanings" and is provided by J.M. DeBord aka "RadOwl". He is the author of several acclaimed books about dreaming, the host of The Dreams That Shape Us podcast, and is a moderator of r/Dreams, one of the largest dream sharing communities on the internet. To be angry in a dream or to express anger can mean that you really are angry. The dream imagery and scenario are chosen to trigger it—you subconsciously recognize the symbolism and react to that, not to the overt imagery. The purpose is to help you understand the source of the anger, to vent it, to deal with it, and to use it constructively. Dreams act as emotional outlets, so if you aren’t expressing your anger, your dreams will help you express it. However, it is better to express it consciously, because your dreams amplify emotions and it’s sure to come out raw and powerful. Anger is a needed emotion, but some people have difficulty with it. Your dreams will try to teach you to channel it into assertiveness. Anger is needed to help you defend yourself and your boundaries. Look closely at what gets you angry in a dream. You know that the dream is pushing your buttons, so you can look at your reactions for clues to the symbolism. After an anger dream, you can sometimes decode the meaning simply by answering the question, What am I angry about? Sometimes a direct parallel can be found in the symbolism used by the dream. For instance, a woman dreams that she and her husband are eating dinner and her husband lets half-chewed food drop from his mouth, thinking it’s funny. It really ticks her off. The dream has followed an evening when she got angry but had to hide her anger when her husband said something embarrassing in front of a group of their friends—then kept it up all evening. He, of course, thought he was being funny. The dream scenario triggers the same feelings of anger and embarrassment she felt at dinner. The husband-character’s sloppy actions with his mouth is a metaphor for his sloppy words. Both come from the mouth. An active volcano is a classic symbol for anger building or exploding. See: Volcanos Firing a gun can be an expression of anger. See: Guns See also: Emotions, Erupting, Fires, Guns, Hats, Rage, Volcanos, Yelling

Examples of dreams of anger

Reading dreams is one of the best ways to understand dream symbols. Even though the DreamWell Dream Dictionary is based upon data, it is grounded in the experience of reading thousands upon thousands of dreams. We invite you to read examples of anger dreams for yourself. These dreams are actual dreams people have had. As result, they may contain racist, sexist, violent, or otherwise offense language and imagery. This can be true even for anger dreams. Read at your own risk.

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