Splinter dream meaning is explained below using 12 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Pamela Ball

1- In dreams, a splinter can represent a minor irritation.

It is something which has penetrated our defences and is now making us uncomfortable. Splinters may represent painful words or ideas. YVc may be holding on to ideas which cause negative feelings.

2- To be part of a splinter group in a dream suggests feeling sufficiently strongly about something to break away from mainstream thought.

To hit something which splinters is to rccognisc that we are all composed of parts which make a whole.

3- The sense of belonging to a group of like-minded people can only come after we have recognised our isolation or, in some cases, fragmentation.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary • Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 2 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To dream of splinters sticking into your flesh, denotes that you will have many vexations from members of your family or from jealous rivals.

If while you are visiting you stick a splinter in your foot, you will soon make, or receive, a visit which will prove extremely unpleasant. Your affairs will go slightly wrong through your continued neglect.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation • Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 3 — James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

If we get a splinter in a dream, it can represent something that has caused us minor pain or irritation. Splinter is also a slang term relating to male sexuality. Additionally, splinter can embody the sense of separating, as in the expression “splinter group.”
Source: Dream Symbols in The Dream Encyclopedia • Author: James R. Lewis and Evelyn Dorothy Oliver

Interpretation 4 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

If you dreamed of having a splinter in any part of your body, it is a warning to control your temper; if your dream featured a splinter in someone else, it is a warning to pay closer attention to your personal affairs if you want to avoid a loss.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams • Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 5 — Dr. Mıchael Lennox

A splinter is a very small object that causes a great deal of discomfort. In this way, it is a symbol of something innocuous that is bothering you in a constant and irritating manner. What annoyance needs to be plucked out of your life?
Source: Complete Dictionary of Dreams • Author: Dr. Mıchael Lennox

Interpretation 6 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Dreams of a splinter signify emotional injury that you have been carrying around unaware. You are dealing with a minor annoyance that causes you to be defensive and reactive.

See Thorn.

Source: Strangest Dream Explanations • Author: Dream Explanations - Anonymous

Interpretation 7 — Klaus Vollmar

Are you feeling injured? Inconsequential things are getting you upset.

(In the Bible, one often sees a splinter in the eye of a neighbor, but not in one’s own.)

Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia • Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 8 — Tony Crisp

Minor irritation; hurtful words or ideas; harboured ideas which bring negative feelings or pain.
Source: A Guide to Dreams and Sleep Experiences • Author: Tony Crisp

Interpretation 9 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

If one has a splinter he/she is allowing petty things to get the better of him/her.
Source: New American Dream Dictionary • Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 10 — Betty Bethards

An irritant, thorn in the flesh; negative attitude or habit that causes discomfort.
Source: The Dream Books Symbols • Author: Betty Bethards

Interpretation 11 — Tyler Wolfe

Symbolic of being angry at others over minor things, Matt. 7:5
Source: Christian Dream Symbols • Author: Tyler Wolfe

Interpretation 12 — Margaret Hamilton

See “brier”
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited • Author: Margaret Hamilton