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Missing Person Dream Meaning

A feeling or fear of neglecting or taking that person for granted.

Exploring your feelings about how much that person means to you.

An imaginary worst-case scenario.

Recognizing that you’re missing something that person represents (fun, spontaneity, being organized, spirituality, etc.).

See also: Lost, Being, Losing an Item, Abduction, Killed, Being, Escaping [1]

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Sources and Authors

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

What does Missing Person mean in a dream?


A feeling or fear of neglecting or taking that person for granted.Exploring your feelings about how much that person means to you.An imaginary worst-case scenario.Recognizing that you’re missing something that...

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A missing article in a dream, like a piece of clothing or textbook, suggests you are feeling out of control in some aspect of your life.

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A dream of being nearsighted denotes that your energies are focused on the short term accomplishment and not on preparing for the future. In other words you may be missing...

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Universal Landscape: Diminished capacity or ability.Dreaming Lens: What part of the body was amputated or missing? Was it missing from your body? Was the dream about someone you know? What...

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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...

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An investigator or detective can represent: A desire to know or understand someone or something.The idea of solving a mystery.A desire for a secret to be revealed (or a fear...

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1. Take the opportunity or opening;2. Ministry of intercession;3. Jesus Christ;4. Missing Someone missing; Heb. 7:25; Luke 16:26.

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Symbolic of a person’s movement through life.If the bike has broken parts or missing wheels it symbolizes problems or troubles with the person riding the bike

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This is a dream about diminished capacity or ability. Our limbs are what give us mobility and the dexterity with which to create, both of which are impacted in some...

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To dream that you are avoiding a person, suggest that you are not confronting some aspect of yourself. Consider the aspects and characteristics of the person you are avoiding which...

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Dream car parks are often difficult to navigate and all too often cars will go missing. Such dreams tend to occur when you are making an important decision in your...

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Missing an event or time frame (an exam, appointment, bus, scheduled payment, etc.) can represent a missed opportunity or neglected responsibility, or a fear of such.Consider also the reason you...

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The train as a dream symbol is often linked with the Freudian interpretation of the train (phallus) going through the tunnel (vagina), representing intercourse. Yet even Freud gave trains alternative...

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An issue of power, control, personal boundaries, authority, or abuse of authority.Abducting someone can represent: trying to force your will or motives onto another person, attempting to victimize, manipulate, or...

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Something that is hollow retains the outer form, but is missing the core, the substance.A dream about a hollow object can reflect a feeling that despite the fact that everything...

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If you dream that you are invisible, you feel like you’re not being noticed or recognized for what is important to you.To dream that someone else is invisbile, represents unresolved...

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1. Large ministry; Acts 13:1-4;2. Church; 1 Cor. 4:17b3. Commercial vehicle; John 2:16;4. Vehicle to your destiny;5. Prophetic teaching/ministry. • Missing the Bus- Missing opportunity; missing ministry; not your time...

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A hole implies that something is missing. Whether this is a literal hole in an object, a hole that has been dug in the ground, or the metaphorical hole that...

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Dreaming of a missing person or object denotes repression, shyness, feelings of inferiority, and shame. In short: fear. Especially when the disappeared object has a sexual connotation.

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To find a new object, person or thing represents that you are discovering new aspects of yourself and are reconnecting with something you thought was lost, stolen or missing. Your...

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Escaping or running away from an undesirable situation can represent a real-life escape (or a desire for such).Escaping from jail could represent escaping punishment, or escaping limitations within your environment...

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Any person in a dream can represent you yourself. Particularly when important persons—like father, mother, lover, and children—are recognized clearly in the dream, it is truly yourself that you are...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: We are in a situation where we may suffer loss or where we may reject something we need.The type of dream where we are in a...

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To dream of a beach house symbolizes something you feel you are missing emotionally. Think about what happens in your dream, or what objects you see in or around the...

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Ascension or dissension on a ladder may be an unconscious reflection of your movement toward a goal. Ascending is generally a more positive symbol than descending.The ladder is suggestive of...

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To dream of seeing fingerprints, if they are not your own, suggests that you are missing someone or something. You may also be involved in a confusing relationship, in which...

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Psychological / emotional perspective: To dream of being alone in a small boat means we need to consider how we handle isolation and the ability to be alone.To dream of...

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Dreaming of getting together with an old flame is a sign that you are missing companionship.Even if you’re in a new relationship, there may be something about the old one...

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A feeling or fear of being lost, without power, or without direction in your life or some aspect of it.A sense of not knowing which way to go or where...

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For what exactly are you looking in the dream? This symbol will help you interpret the internal search that’s going on.For example, seeking a missing coin might represent a longing...

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(see Music)Communication. Among tribal cultures, drums were not just used for rhythmic accompaniment, but to send messages across long distances.Intense emotions like passion (the drumming of your heart).Imminent war (or...

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1. Identity2. Authority;3. Character, or reputation;4. The actual person;5. Rank or status;Hosea 1:9; Gen 11:4; Mark 1:21Questions to ask regarding the name of the personIs this person known or unknown?Is...

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Dreaming that you are enjoying a vacation shows the need for relaxation. The subconscious is advising you that, if you do not take a break, you will end up exhausted...

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Something is missing in one’s life.

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Missing the old manner of proceeding through life.

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Missing opportunities; undisciplined, irresponsible. Time is of the essence; be ready.

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1. Something missing in one’s life.2. Seeking a solution to problems.3. Need for new knowledge or relationships.

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Usually points to the need to deal with mistakes made during waking hours. Something is missing.Folklore: Success.

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A feeling or fear of losing whatever that item represents in real life, or a feeling that you’ve been neglecting it or taking it for granted.An issue of responsibility, or...

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If you dream that you have a mutilated limb, whether it be an arm or a leg, or suddenly, you are missing one of these limbs, it means that you...

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1. Searching for things missing in one’s life.2. Security in finding abundance of necessities.3. If needed items are not available, sign of emptiness, despair and lack of hope.

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A house, apartment, flat, or any place of residence often represents you or your life, even if it doesn’t resemble your current home.The events in the house may represent real...

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A split, cut, or missing tongue is symbolic of confusion and perversion, Ps. 55:9, Prov. 10:31

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A train will often highlight our attitude to social behaviour and relationships with other people. It will also clarify our attitude to ourselves.A steam train would suggest that we feel...

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See Computer. What is missing is a lively spirit.A repressive atmosphere has taken over. On the other hand, a robot is also doing work for us.

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A symbol of mental discipline and the ability to coordinate. Help at work, impersonal perfection, indifferent precision; what is missing is the soul and the emotions. Warning: too career-oriented.

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To see or eat a bagel in your dream suggests that there is key element missing from your life. You are not completely whole. This may sometimes refer to the...

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Being offered a bottle of vitamins in a dream may be a direct message that you are missing necessary nutnents in your diet and need a supplement, or it may...

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(Demanding person, Ignorant person, Obstinate) It is common among the people of knowledge to describe an obtrusive person as a stone.(Also see Darkness, Obstinacy)

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1. Success and financial gains.2. A good omen for love rela­tionships.3. Feelings of missing out, not belonging (to have a “short till”).

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(Desire, Dryness) In a dream, thirst represents stagnation of businesses, dullness of the real estate market and unsalability offarm products. Thirst in a dream also means poverty, slump, recession, or...

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Losing an object in a dream can be a straightforward representation of something we feel that we have lost in our waking life, such as an opportunity, a relationship, or...

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To dream of something suddenly disappears represents that you feel that something is missing in your life. Also, you are coming to terms with impermanence, change, and the illusive, mysterious...

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1. Jesus Christ;2. Someone in your acquaintance who in some way relates as a parallel of a famous person;3. The bad or good characteristics of a famous person (if diseased;4....

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A person you don’t know in real life can represent: A person you know in real life (perhaps who shares a characteristic with the dream person).A particular person’s role in...

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To see your friends in your dream, signifies aspects of your personality that have been developing and making you grow as a person.The relationships you have with those around you...

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To dream that you are searching for something or someone, symbolzies the need to find something that is missing or needed in your life. You may be searching for a...

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(The prophet Jacob, upon whom be peace.) Seeing God’s prophet Jacob (uwbp) in a dream means strength, living in God’s blessings and having many children. Some of the children will...

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(Forearm, Limb, Member, Wing) One’s two arms in a dream represent his two brothers. his two close friends, two sons or partners. Ifone sees a person with short arms in...

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Words of wisdom, unless decayed; missing means a lack of wisdom

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To be aware, in your dream, of a missing or false hallmark, is a warning of treachery among your associates, but to observe a hallmark where expected is a promise...

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Dreams of zinc denote that you are getting stronger, more grounded, and connected with your true nature. Alternatively, consider that this dream could be giving you the message that zinc...

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Strength; many links or parts working together. Also, a link by itself means isolation, weakness; or the key, as in the missing link. Restriction or limit, as you become chained...

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Focus, the ability to assert yourself.Folklore: Hitting the center of the target means good luck; missing it, bad luck.

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