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What are underwear 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 underwear dreams.

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

The circular bar chart above shows how underwear in a dream will affect dream content as compared to other dream symbols. Higher bars indicate that underwear is more related to the specific symbol in the graph. Lower bars indicate that underwear is less related to the specific symbol in the graph. Specifically, underwear dreams have more embarrassment than 98.9% of dream symbols, more sex than 98.8% of dream symbols, and more romantic partners than 94.5% of dream symbols. On the other hand, underwear dreams have less death than 95.9% of dream symbols, less fantastic beings than 93.6% of dream symbols, and less recurring dreams than 90.1% of dream symbols. Notably, underwear dreams are sexy! Dreams of underwear are more related to sex than 90% of all of the other dream symbols. Sex in a dream can be great, confusing, digusting, or be just sex. It all depends on the context. Don't assume anything about dreams of underwear. Explore what is there. Also, dreams of underwear have more words related to touch than 90% of all other dream symbols. In other words, underwear dreams involve directly interacting and feeling another person or object. Finally, underwear dreams are associated with going to the bathroom! This may or may not be surprising. Going to the bathroom is a basic human need, so it makes sense that we dream about it sometimes. Still, this might hold some meaning in the dream. It all depends on the context. 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 underwear is different than dreams of underwear in general.

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How common are underwear dreams?

0.4% of dreams have the underwear symbol within the dream. That's about 1 out of every 250 dreams. Considering all the dream symbols, it is very uncommon.

Identification

How are underwear dreams identified?

This symbol is identified by words like underwear and bra. This symbol is part of summary dream symbols things and clothing.

Most related

What is most related to dreams of underwear?

Underwear dreams are notable because they have substantially more undressing, Bilbo Baggins, breasts, pants, Lebanon, Han Solo, vaginas, being naked, shirts, nose bleeds, homicides than 95% of other dream symbols.

Least related

What symbols least related to dreams of underwear?

Underwear do not especially suppress any other dream symbols.

Deep dive into underwear dreams

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

Who is in dreams of underwear?

Who is in dreams of underwear?

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

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What are the emotions in dreams of underwear?

What are the emotions in dreams of underwear?

Underwear dreams are more related to happiness, much more related to embarrassment, and more related to confusion than dreams in general. They are less related to fear and less related to hatred.

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Where do dreams of underwear take place?

Where do dreams of underwear take place?

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

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What happens in dreams of underwear?

What happens in dreams of underwear?

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

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

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

Underwear dreams are more related to lucid dreams and more related to good dreams than dreams in general. They are less related to nightmares, much less related to recurring dreams, and less related to sleep paralysis.

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How do dreams of underwear related the senses?

How do dreams of underwear related the senses?

Dreams of underwear are more related to smelling, more related to taste, and much more related to touch than dreams in general. They are less related to hearing.

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How can you make sense of underwear in dreams?

Underwear dreams are very uncommon. Among other things underwear dreams are sexual, focused on touch, and associated with going to the bathroom. Do you think this is true for your dream of underwear? How might your dream of underwear 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 underwear 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 underwear in dreams. See how you feel about underwear now, in your waking life.

An interpretation of underwear dreams

An interpretation of underwear 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. Since underwear covers the genitals and is associated with sexual desire, seeing someone in underwear can connect with sexual desire, either for a specific person or just in general. You might be well aware of your feelings of sexual desire, or the dream might boost your awareness of them. For example, a middle-aged man dreams about seeing his attractive neighbor strip down to her underwear to sunbathe in her yard. He hides behind the curtains to watch her. Then he hears his wife call for him and he tries to pretend that he was just watching the neighborhood for trouble. In reality, he has only seen his neighbor fully clothed, which is a big clue that seeing her in her underwear is symbolism. In waking life he undresses her with his eyes, doing so furtively because he doesn’t want his wife to get wind of what he’s thinking. He’s the neighborhood watch in the sense of being the guy who watches out for sightings of any attractive woman in the neighborhood! Underwear is commonly misunderstood as automatically connected with sexuality, when more often it’s actually about seeing the person beneath the clothing, seeing beneath the surface, or feeling vulnerable or exposed. See: Clothing, Being naked When people are dressed only in underwear, they generally want privacy. If you dream about barging in on someone wearing only underwear, or vice versa, it might connect with invasion of privacy or finding out something that’s hidden. See: Bathrooms Wearing only underwear can symbolize revealing too much, or embarrassment. On the other hand, being dressed only in underwear can be a way of saying, “See the real me.” Clothes are associated with the persona, a person’s public image. This can differ from the inner person. Dreaming about yourself wearing only underwear in front of people can be a way of saying that you feel comfortable showing the person you are inside. On the other hand, if you are uncomfortable in the scene it can mean you don’t want people to see the person you really are. A young man dreams about seeing his mom in her underwear at the library. There is nothing sexual about the scene—she simply reads a book—but he wonders whether he might have some sort of Oedipal desire for her. However, the dream is simply saying that he’s starting to see his mother for the person she really is, rather than seeing her only as a mother—his mother. Her clothes in the dream symbolize her role as a mother, so lack of clothes is a way of saying he sees the person behind the role. The library setting is used as a way of saying he is learning something new about her. Panties or other types of underwear can symbolize a barrier to getting what you want. They can be used to tell a story about obsession or fetish. See also: Bathrooms, Clothing, Genitals, Being naked, Showers, Undressing

Examples of dreams of underwear

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 underwear 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 underwear dreams. Read at your own risk.

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