Dreams of attacking are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to fantastic beings than dreams in general.

Dreams of attacking are more related to fear and more related to pain than dreams in general. They are less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to embarrassment.

Dreams of attacking are less related to human-made places, less related to magical places, and less related to schools.

Attacking dreams are much more related to aggressive acts and more related to death than dreams in general.

Attacking dreams are more related to nightmares, more related to sleep paralysis, and more related to bad dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to weird dreams and less related to sad dreams.

Dreams of attacking are less related to smelling, less related to taste, and less related to vision.

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.

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

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 attacking in dreams. See how you feel about attacking now, in your waking life.

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. A dream has many options to choose from when telling a story about your being attacked in some way, or something being attacked. The type of attack and related details help to define the symbolism and lead to the meaning. Oftentimes, what’s shown as a physical attack in a dream connects with other associations with the word, such as a personal attack, anxiety attack, emotional attack, plan of attack, or attacking a pile of work. The strength and nature of the attack are clues to deconstruct the story and connect the symbolism with you and your life. Dreams tell you what you don’t already know consciously, so the source of an attack might not be obvious, such as when you’re in denial that something is affecting you deeply. For example, see: Walmart. Think about what happened in your life the day before the dream. Were you attacked in any sense, or did it feel that way? Dreams exaggerate, so something that seems small or minor at the time can blow up into something big in your dreams. For example, a romantic partner or friend makes a comment that rubs you the wrong way, or a co-worker questions your judgment. To be attacked can mean your life is in rough water. You’re struggling. See: Storms It can mean you’re being attacked from within. See: Enemies, Opponents, Shadows An attack implies the need to defend yourself. You are in a position open to attack, or feel vulnerable. Attacking in a dream can symbolize resisting something, and your attack is a way of saying you’re keeping it at bay. Figures of speech such as “on the attack” can mean focused and aggressive. You can attack your work or a problem, for instance. Another possibility is that an attack is an expression of anger or frustration. See: Anger An attack can indicate that something within you is trying to get your attention. It might be a neglected, ignored, or repressed part of yourself that won’t accept that treatment any longer. Animal attacks in dreams, in particular, can be driven by something from within you trying to get your attention. See: Animals Animal attacks in a dream can be a sign that something is out of kilter with your instincts. For example, a mother dreams that a bear comes out of the woods and mauls her child. It symbolizes that her motherly instincts to protect her child are actually harming him. “Momma bear” is smothering her teenage son. Assaulting someone in a dream suggests resisting something or disagreeing strongly, or being in a situation where you feel forced to do something against your will. See also: Anger, Animals, Biting, Devils, Enemies, Fighting, Nightmares, Opponents, Raping, Shadows, Storms