Shade, Shadow dream meaning is explained below using 1 different source. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Tony Crisp

Feeling ‘put in the shade’; feelings still overshadowing one from past experiences or relationships; feeling inferior, protection; occasionally a sense of the dead or fear of the unknown. Idioms: afraid of one’s shadow; shades of; shadow of one’s former self; worn to a shadow.

See shad­owy figure.

Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences Author: Tony Crisp