Decay
To see something decay in your dream, signifies the degradation of a situation or circumstance.
It may also represent the death of an old situation before the rebirth into a new stage.
Dictionary definition
- n. 1: the process of gradually becoming inferior
- 2: a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current [syn: decay, decline]
- 3: the organic phenomenon of rotting [syn: decay, decomposition]
- 4: an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying; "the corpse was in an advanced state of decay"; "the house had fallen into a serious state of decay and disrepair"
- 5: the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation [syn: decay, radioactive decay, disintegration]
- v. 1: lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current; "the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process" [syn: disintegrate, decay, decompose]
- 2: fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay" [syn: decay, crumble, dilapidate]
- 3: undergo decay or decomposition; "The body started to decay and needed to be cremated"