Bad dream meaning is explained below using 6 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.
Interpretation 1 — Nancy Wagaman
Considering a person or their actions to be bad can mean: you’ve (consciously or subconsciously) labelled them as “bad”, you’re feeling threatened by them physically, emotionally, or mentally, you’re feeling insecure, possibly from comparing yourself to them, you’re attempting to make yourself feel better by judging them, you’re trying to distance yourself from them mentally or emotionally.
When you consider something or someone to be bad, be careful that your judgments and mental labels aren’t keeping you from seeing the true meaning or value (such as the real person and their value, or the usefulness or lesson in the situation).
See Catching Someone, Evil, Problem, Inferior, Disobeying, Luck, Judgment or Disapproval, Right or Wrong
Interpretation 2 — Pamela Ball
2- Our thought processes are corrupt.
If we dream of food being bad, we are not taking sufficient care of our inner needs.
A bad smell in dreams could mean that our environment is not supporting us.
3- Acknowledgement of Evil through a ‘bad thing’.
Interpretation 3 — Versatile - Anonymous
Interpretation 4 — Versatile - Anonymous
A bad smell in dreams could mean that our environment is not supporting us. Bad as in bad behaviour suggests we are rebelling in some way.