Dream Dictionary

Pain

To dream that you are in pain, signifies that you are being too hard on yourself with regards to a situation that was out of your control.

It may also be a true reflection of real pain that exists somewhere in your body. Dreams can reveal and warn about health problems.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 1: a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension" [syn: pain, hurting]
  • 2: emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid; "the pain of loneliness" [syn: pain, painfulness] [ant: pleasance, pleasure]
  • 3: a somatic sensation of acute discomfort; "as the intensity increased the sensation changed from tickle to pain" [syn: pain, pain sensation, painful sensation]
  • 4: a bothersome annoying person; "that kid is a terrible pain" [syn: pain, pain in the neck, nuisance]
  • 5: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass]
  • v. 1: cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed [syn: trouble, ail, pain]
  • 2: cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school" [syn: pain, anguish, hurt]