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What are terrorist 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 terrorist dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how terrorists in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that terrorist is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that terrorist is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, terrorist dreams have more unnamed people than 97.0% of dream symbols, more death than 94.5% of dream symbols, and more aggressive acts than 93.6% of dream symbols. On the other hand, terrorist dreams have less eating and drinking than 94.0% of dream symbols, less smelling than 91.2% of dream symbols, and less happiness than 91.0% of dream symbols. Notably, dreams of terrorists are aggressive! Terrorist 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? Finally, terrorist dreams are about death. Better stated, terrorist 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. 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 terrorists is different than dreams of terrorists in general.

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of dreams have terrorists

How common are terrorist dreams?

0.2% of dreams have the terrorists symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 450 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are terrorist dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like terrorist. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols characters and unnamed people.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of terrorists?

Terrorists dreams are notable because they have substantially more Iraq, Bilbo Baggins, Colombia, Syria, ammunition, Malaysia, Ron Weasley, bombs, Saudi Arabia, R2-D2, machine guns than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of terrorists?

Terrorists do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into terrorist dreams

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

Who is in dreams of terrorists?

Who is in dreams of terrorists?

Dreams of terrorists are much more related to unnamed people and more related to strangers than dreams in general. They are less related to animals, less related to insects, and less related to fantastic beings.

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What are the emotions in dreams of terrorists?

What are the emotions in dreams of terrorists?

Terrorist dreams are more related to fear than dreams in general. They are much less related to happiness, less related to sadness, and less related to embarrassment.

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Where do dreams of terrorists take place?

Where do dreams of terrorists take place?

Dreams of terrorists are more related to work, more related to human-made places, and much more related to transportation than dreams in general. They are less related to home and less related to natural places.

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What happens in dreams of terrorists?

What happens in dreams of terrorists?

Dreams of terrorists are much more related to aggressive acts, more related to disasters, and much more related to death than dreams in general. They are less related to friendly acts, less related to sex, and much less related to eating and drinking.

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

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

Dreams of terrorists are more related to bad dreams and more related to weird dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to lucid dreams, less related to recurring dreams, and much less related to sleep paralysis.

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How do dreams of terrorists related the senses?

How do dreams of terrorists related the senses?

Terrorist dreams are less related to hearing, much less related to smelling, and less related to taste.

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How can you make sense of terrorists in dreams?

Terrorist dreams are very uncommon. Among other things terrorist dreams are aggressive and about death. Do you think this is true for your dream of terrorists? How might your dream of terrorists 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 terrorists 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 terrorists in dreams. See how you feel about terrorists now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of terrorist dreams

An interpretation of terrorist 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. “Terror” is the root of the word “terrorism,” so as symbolism the first thing to consider is that a terrorist or terrorism in your dream symbolizes something terrifying. For example, death or declining health can terrify you. The thought of losing someone close to you can be terrifying. The feeling can be exaggerated, too, so perhaps you’re just worried or frightened. Terror and chaos go hand in hand, so a dream about terrorism can symbolize chaos or confusion in your life or your mind. Things are in real disarray. For example, a situation at work is really mucked up, and you dream about it as a terrorist strike—a way of capturing the dynamics and your feelings. See: Zoos Terrorism is synonymous with fear. Terrorists have become a universal bogeyman, a general symbol for fear, especially of things you can’t control. In dreams, that association can connect terrorists with anything that you fear or can’t control. See: Fear, Panic Along this line, terrorists are associated with paranoia and delusion and synonymous with “crazy.” See: Insanity A terrorist can symbolize the part of yourself that rebels or fights the system. It can symbolize something that’s gone haywire in your body or mind. See: Cancer Terrorism is, by definition, the use of violence, threat, and fear to achieve an objective. These ideas could be used to compare with someone who uses similar tactics to get his way. Terrorism is closely associated with the news because that’s the primary way it’s heard about. Terrorism is associated with battles, bombs, and guns. See: Fighting, Bombs, Guns Battles, bombs, and guns are associated with apocalypse. See: Apocalypses, Armageddons Some places are associated with being prime targets for terrorist attacks. See: Airports, new york, Skyscrapers Terrorists, while heard about widely, are a mystery to the general public. We can speculate about what in their background or experience makes them turn to such an extreme, but ultimately we can only guess, and that association can be used in connection with something unexplainable, especially in connection with the actions and behaviors of certain people. See also: Apocalypses, Armageddons, Bombs, Fear, Fighting, Guns, Insanity, Panic, Suicide, War, Zoos

Examples of dreams of terrorists

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 terrorist 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 terrorist dreams. Read at your own risk.

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