Dream Dictionary

Bomb

To see a bomb in your dream, signifies that you may be going through a potentially explosive and trying situation in your waking life.

The bomb could represent repressed desires and unexpressed emotions that are likely to explode or burst if not dealt with soon.

It could be something within yourself, such as the desire to explode with anger over an issue that's affecting you.

To dream of a bomb threat, suggests that you are experiencing some inner anger and/or pressures which are on the verge of exploding into violence.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
  • 2: strong sealed vessel for measuring heat of combustion [syn: bomb calorimeter, bomb]
  • 3: an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [syn: turkey, bomb, dud]
  • v. 1: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: bombard, bomb]
  • 2: fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" [syn: fail, flunk, bomb, flush it] [ant: make it, pass]