dream symbol

Death Of A Loved One Dream Meaning

A feeling of loss, grief, loneliness, or isolation.

Grieving a specific loss or change in your life (losing a loved one, losing a job, etc.).

A fear or feeling of abandonment (whether due to death or some other reason).

Someone in your life who has experienced a loss or significant change.

See also: Dead Acquaintance, Dead Body, Feeling, Death of You, Dying, Ab, onment [1]

What Do You Think About This Dream?

Sources and Authors

  1. The Curious Dreamer’s Dream Dictionary by Nancy Wagaman [Back to dream]

What does Death of a Loved One mean in a dream?


Dreams about death are not necessarily bad omens, but they usually represent anxious or angry feelings.To dream of your own death is actually positive - it means renewal and letting...

Learn more about the meaning of Death

A feeling of loss, grief, loneliness, or isolation.Grieving a specific loss or change in your life (losing a loved one, losing a job, etc.).A fear or feeling of abandonment (whether...

Learn more about the meaning of Death Of A Loved One

Dreams about death are not necessarily bad omens, but they usually represent anxious or angry feelings.To dream of your own death is actually positive - it means renewal and letting...

Learn more about the meaning of Dying

The end of a phase of your life before entering another one.Some aspect of your life situation coming to an end (or a fear of or desire for such).A fear,...

Learn more about the meaning of Death Of You

To dream that you are moving at high speeds could express a hidden fear of death, which, very probably, comes from the recent death of a loved one. However, it...

Learn more about the meaning of Speed

To dream of a dead person or corpse usually represents some aspect of your life that has died. It can refer to the death of feelings in connection with someone,...

Learn more about the meaning of Dead Person / Corpse

A coffin is bad luck for a dreamer.It is a signification of bad debts.If you are in the coffin, failure in business or loss of occupation may threaten you.If the...

Learn more about the meaning of Coffin

lucky numbers: 08-14-19-26-36-47loss of friends: extend your circle of friends by socializing. relatives: you have not received support from people important to you. work: make an effort to talk to...

Learn more about the meaning of Bereavement

lucky numbers: 19-25-33-34-36-40father: reconciliation comes with an estranged loved one. friend, death of an: an intimate friend is taking advantage of your emotions. loved one: wil be forced to bear...

Learn more about the meaning of Absent

Completely dependent upon the loved person for one s needs, physical, emotional and social. Great anger, jeal­ousy or pain if the loved one relates to anyone else. Wants to be...

Learn more about the meaning of Baby Love

Dreaming about death is very common and it can be interpreted in many different ways. Death is usually a symbol of some type of closure or end. It implies an...

Learn more about the meaning of Death 

Dreaming of an epitaph announces the arrival of bad news about a loved one; it is probably a death or a serious illness. It can also show sorrow for delays...

Learn more about the meaning of Epitaph

1. One has done something very wrong.2. Loved one has done something very wrong.

Learn more about the meaning of Warrant, Death

The forcible end of a process or phase in your real life or imagination (such as getting fired from your job or expelled from school).Fear of a process or project...

Learn more about the meaning of Execution

Your life force, life energy, chi, or the part of you that constitutes “life” can represent: Your existence.Your soul.Your will, ego, or consciousness.Your identity.The idea of being alive.Your life force...

Learn more about the meaning of Life Force

Ashes are usually associated with dreams of loss or bereavement.The dreamer could be experiencing the physical death of a loved one or the separation of a friend or spouse. It...

Learn more about the meaning of Ashes

Dreams about the dead or about death are not usually omens of literal death, although they may indicate anxiety about death. Violent death may represent anger and aggression, although much...

Learn more about the meaning of Dead / Death

Dreams of a cemetery represent change or the ending of a relationship or business affair. You may be grieving and moving through the bittersweet sorrow of missing your connection to...

Learn more about the meaning of Cemetery

If you dream of playing an organ it denotes social honor and unusual awards.To hear organ music augurs many friends.If the organ is in a church warning of a separation...

Learn more about the meaning of Organ

This tropical fruit is a very positive sign for lovers as it announces quick and happy marriages.If the image is an empty shell it warns you against the bad ending...

Learn more about the meaning of Coconut

1- To dream of our own death is to be exploring our own feelings about death; the retreat from the challenge of life or the split between mind and body....

Learn more about the meaning of Death Of Oneself

To dream of a cuckoo, prognosticates a sudden ending of a happy life caused by the downfall of a dear friend.To dream that you hear a cuckoo, denotes the painful...

Learn more about the meaning of Cuckoo

To dream of an ending represents completion, the culmination or achievement of a goal. You are realizing that there no such thing as an end, because in the life/death/life cycle...

Learn more about the meaning of End

Symbol: Dreaming about a funeral indicates a profound shift in your personality. It might symbolize fear of your own death (or that of a loved one), or letting go of...

Learn more about the meaning of Funeral

To dream that you hear the voice of someone you know could foreshadow a long illness or even death for that person.To hear the voice of your loved one calling...

Learn more about the meaning of Called

lucky numbers: 06-27-38-39-41-47being shocked by bad news: wil have mastery over your affairs if you are resilient. by a loved person: wil overcome enemies with perseverance. shocking a loved one:...

Learn more about the meaning of Shock

An ending (such as of a phase of life, a phase of a relationship, a job, or an activity).A feeling or fear of losing a person, a relationship, a job,...

Learn more about the meaning of Cremation

If you dream of losing a necklace you will soon be suffering bereavement of a loved one.If you dream your loved one places a necklace around your neck or that...

Learn more about the meaning of Necklace

To dream that a loved one dies in an accident indicates that something in your own self is no longer functional, and is ‘dead’. It is also symbolic of your...

Learn more about the meaning of Accident To Loved Ones

If one sees himself struggling with death in a dream, it means arguing about his religion, or doubt about God’s revelations. Death rattling in a dream also signifies preparing to...

Learn more about the meaning of Agony Of Death

Dreams in which you woke up crying or feeling sad because you have had a dream in which you were bereaved can be a cathartic experience, helping you work through...

Learn more about the meaning of Grief And Bereavement

Seeing a person in a dream who has passed away in real life can represent that person, your memory of them, a characteristic of theirs (optimism, creativity, etc.), or something...

Learn more about the meaning of Dead Acquaintance

To dream of an amulet is lucky and symbolizes good fortune with money.The exception is if the amulet is broken, in which case you will experience sadness over a loved...

Learn more about the meaning of Amulet

lucky numbers: 08-11-13-17-33-36of own, in water: lonely life as you fail to recognize any love but your own for yourself. children: wil achieve success because you cannot run away from...

Learn more about the meaning of Reflection

The pit, like the abyss, represents the void and possibly death – not necessarily a physical death, but more a death of the old self. We have no choice but...

Learn more about the meaning of Pit

(1) A cypress tree symbolizes death and mourning.See also Dead / Death.(2) Being evergreen, however, it also symbolizes immortality; the hope of new life on the other side of death.See...

Learn more about the meaning of Cypress

A dream in which you received a death sentence or were being led to your execution or are requesting euthanasia is a rather dramatic way of symbolizing the need to...

Learn more about the meaning of Death Sentence

A close family member has died and the remaining family are attending the funeral. Everyone, including you, is crying. Such dreams can be very unnerving because you may worry that...

Learn more about the meaning of Death Of A Family Member Or Partner

(1) As a sexual symbol, a tunnel represents the vagina. A train or car entering it symbolizes the sexual act.(2) It may symbolize the unconscious.(3) It may symbolize death; or...

Learn more about the meaning of Tunnel

Dreams that focus on the early stages of mourning after the loss of a loved one are often dreams in which the dead person is still alive and well, and...

Learn more about the meaning of Dreams And The Grieving Process

Death of old emotions and attitudes no longer needed for your highest growth. Death of fear and insecurity. Also, hiding from life, burying aliveness, emotions and sensitivity.See Death.

Learn more about the meaning of Burial

Owls have the ability to see in the dark, and therefore represent your intuition or ability to really see what is going on around you and within yourself. The owl...

Learn more about the meaning of Owl

If it is the dreamer dying, it never has any connection to a real impending physical death. Rather, it is a reference to the need to change one’s path in...

Learn more about the meaning of Death / Killing

In many cultures, dreaming of those who have passed away is thought to be a spiritual sign and a way in which the spirits can communicate with those still living....

Learn more about the meaning of Lost Loved Ones

To dream of a wedding is a sign of a death and a funeral. There are various other meanings, but this one has always been the cardinal rule for weddings...

Learn more about the meaning of Weddings

(see also Fear)When anxiety features in a dream it may be just that - straightforward anxiety. On the other hand, it may be a disguise for some repressed aggression or...

Learn more about the meaning of Anxiety

(1) A tomb may symbolize death, literal or figurative.See also Dead / Death.(2) It may symbolize (death and) rebirth, literal or metaphorical (e.g. a new lease of life, or a...

Learn more about the meaning of Tomb

Pets in dreams relate to our desire to be loved and nurtured.When this dream occurs look at where you need to nourish yourself spiritually.• Iso look at your emotional reactions;...

Learn more about the meaning of Pets

If someone says goodbye to you it is a sign that you have quite a negative attitude or habit in your life. This dream indicates that you have released something...

Learn more about the meaning of Goodbye

Symbol: The skeleton is the personification of death, as well as a promise and “instrument” of a new stage in life.Vision: Seeing a skeleton is a reference to your innermost...

Learn more about the meaning of Skeleton

also see Scythe1- The sickle is no longer such an important image to man. Now that we have moved from an agricultural to a more technological society, we arc left...

Learn more about the meaning of Sickle

It is a manifestation of death. This does not necessarily mean that the dream is premonitory of such an event. More than anything, it alludes to the dreamer’s desire to...

Learn more about the meaning of Mourning

Symbol: Sometimes a symbol of death, the hourglass is also a primary image of moderation.Vision: The hourglass reminds us how swiftly time passes. It might mean separation from a loved...

Learn more about the meaning of Hourglass

Dreams about this ritual represent that you are embracing of the death process, an acceptance of the shadow, an integration of the life/death/life nature of life and represents that you...

Learn more about the meaning of Embalming

Awful is the fate of the unfortunate dreamer of this ugly animal. Sorrows and calamities from hosts of evil work against you. Death of parents and friends, loss of limbs...

Learn more about the meaning of Bats

For a correct interpretation of the dream you must first consider who it was who loved you, and at the same time, who was the object of your love. Overall,...

Learn more about the meaning of Love

lucky numbers: 03-11-20-33-42-45being in good condition: there is no end to your capabilities. exposing the: danger of losing potency in ful disclosure. man having a disease of the: poverty is...

Learn more about the meaning of Sexual Organs

also see Death1- Dreaming of a grave is an indication that we must have regard for our feelings about, or our concept of, death. Such a dream may also be...

Learn more about the meaning of Grave

The end of a phase in some area of your life.The physical body in general, or the idea that it’s just a physical “shell” in which a person lives during...

Learn more about the meaning of Dead Body

If you dream of reading an obituary in the newspaper you may soon receive some disquieting news of a death.If the obituary happens to be your own then it denotes...

Learn more about the meaning of Obituary

To dream of roses blooming symbolizes devotion in love and excitement over an upcoming joyous occasion.A red rose signifies passion, femininity, love, and romance.To see a white rose represents virginity,...

Learn more about the meaning of Roses

If the dreamer is killing an enemy, this implies the end of a difficult time in his life attained through his own efforts.If the dreamer accidentally kills someone, caution in...

Learn more about the meaning of Killing

Fears of death and dying are often translated in dreams as entering into a valley – the so-called valley of death.The less fear we have over dying the easier our...

Learn more about the meaning of Valley

(see Banishment, Desert, Island, Separation)Recent emotional traumas like divorce or the death of a loved one. In this case, the dream expresses repressed sadness and fear.Childhood fears. Latchkey children who...

Learn more about the meaning of Desertion

A to Z Dream Interpretation