What are hunger 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 hunger dreams.
The word cloud above shows the words that are specifically associated with hunger dreams. These are the words that make hunger dreams unique compared to all other dream symbols. Just examining the graph and reading the words of hunger dreams can be illuminating about show hunger affect our dreams. Be sure to check out the example hunger dreams at the bottom of the page.
The circular bar chart above shows how hunger in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that hunger is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that hunger is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, hunger dreams have more eating and drinking than 98.0% of dream symbols, more death than 95.7% of dream symbols, and more taste than 94.2% of dream symbols. On the other hand, hunger dreams have less family than 93.5% of dream symbols, less romantic partners than 92.4% of dream symbols, and less vivid dreams than 90.2% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of hunger are aggressive! Hunger 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, hunger dreams are about death. Better stated, hunger dreams contain more death and dying than 90% of all other dream symbols. Dreams help us process our emotions, understand our fears, and grieve. Death in a dream is not necessarily a bad thing. Dreaming of death can help us overcome fears or say good bye to loved ones. But, then again, dreams of death might simple just be dreams. Finally, dreams of hunger have more words related to taste than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, hunger dreams involve the perceptions of taste. Taste is a chemical sense. We taste things through interacting and touching the object we are tasting. 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 hunger is different than dreams of hunger in general.
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How common are hunger dreams?
0.2% of dreams have the hunger symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 650 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.
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of dreams have hunger
How common are hunger dreams?
0.2% of dreams have the hunger symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 650 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very rare.
How are hunger dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like hunger.
How are hunger dreams identified?
This symbol is identified by words like hunger.
What is most related to dreams of hunger?
What symbols least related to dreams of hunger?
Hunger do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
What symbols least related to dreams of hunger?
Hunger do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.
Deep dive into hunger dreams
Get an overview of characters, emotions, places, events, dream events, and senses in hunger dreams.
Who is in dreams of hunger?
Hunger dreams are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to unnamed people than dreams in general. They are much less related to family and much less related to romantic partners.
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Who is in dreams of hunger?
Hunger dreams are more related to animals, more related to insects, and more related to unnamed people than dreams in general. They are much less related to family and much less related to romantic partners.
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What are the emotions in dreams of hunger?
Hunger dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion and less related to hatred.
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What are the emotions in dreams of hunger?
Hunger dreams are more related to happiness, more related to sadness, and much more related to embarrassment than dreams in general. They are less related to confusion and less related to hatred.
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Where do dreams of hunger take place?
Hunger dreams are more related to human-made places, more related to natural places, and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to transportation.
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Where do dreams of hunger take place?
Hunger dreams are more related to human-made places, more related to natural places, and more related to magical places than dreams in general. They are less related to transportation.
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What happens in dreams of hunger?
Dreams of hunger are more related to aggressive acts, more related to sex, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.
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What happens in dreams of hunger?
Dreams of hunger are more related to aggressive acts, more related to sex, and more related to disasters than dreams in general.
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How do dreams of hunger related to the type of dream it is?
Hunger dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to weird dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to sleep paralysis, much less related to vivid dreams, and less related to sad dreams.
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How do dreams of hunger related to the type of dream it is?
Hunger dreams are more related to lucid dreams, more related to weird dreams, and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to sleep paralysis, much less related to vivid dreams, and less related to sad dreams.
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How can you make sense of hunger in dreams?
Hunger dreams are very rare. Among other things hunger dreams are aggressive, about death, and focused on taste. Do you think this is true for your dream of hunger? How might your dream of hunger be different?
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.
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
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience hunger in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
Look for the differences
The DreamWell dictionary provides information on how each dream symbol appears in dreams in general. Finding how experience hunger in dreams can be a key to understanding its meaning.
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 hunger in dreams. See how you feel about hunger now, in your waking life.
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 hunger in dreams. See how you feel about hunger now, in your waking life.
An interpretation of hunger 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. Hunger in a dream can be a metaphor for being hungry in the sense of really wanting something—success, fame, recognition, love. Think of when the word is used to describe something unrelated to physical hunger and ask yourself whether hunger in the dream is observing that sort of personal hunger in yourself or someone you know. You might have a wish that is unfulfilled, or have a need for spiritual or emotional satisfaction. For example, some people “hunger” for God. Appetite can symbolize desire, vice, or need. It can indicate a pending health problem. Your body is asking for what it needs to repair or maintain itself. See: Food Hunger can connect with the idea of emaciation. See: Emaciation Finally, consider the obvious. Hunger in a dream can mean you really are hungry. You went to bed hungry, or food was on your mind. See also: Bears, Dinner, Eating, Emaciation, Food
An interpretation of hunger 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. Hunger in a dream can be a metaphor for being hungry in the sense of really wanting something—success, fame, recognition, love. Think of when the word is used to describe something unrelated to physical hunger and ask yourself whether hunger in the dream is observing that sort of personal hunger in yourself or someone you know. You might have a wish that is unfulfilled, or have a need for spiritual or emotional satisfaction. For example, some people “hunger” for God. Appetite can symbolize desire, vice, or need. It can indicate a pending health problem. Your body is asking for what it needs to repair or maintain itself. See: Food Hunger can connect with the idea of emaciation. See: Emaciation Finally, consider the obvious. Hunger in a dream can mean you really are hungry. You went to bed hungry, or food was on your mind. See also: Bears, Dinner, Eating, Emaciation, Food
Examples of dreams of hunger
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 hunger 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 hunger dreams. Read at your own risk.
