Torture dream meaning is explained below using 14 different sources. Each interpretation is shown with its source.

Interpretation 1 — Klaus Vollmar

Something secret, monumental. It could be torturing somebody with suspense, but it is often connected to fear of pain.

If you are torturing somebody else, it is usually aggression against your own habits, for which the Other is simply a symbol.

If you are being tortured, you are harming yourself, revealing a tendency toward masochism, which we probably all have.

On the other hand, hidden behind such a dream might be a need for more tension or excitement in your life.

An unconscious sadomasochistic attitude may be clamoring for release. Are you sure that what is called sexual lust is not part of a full range of sexual pleasure? In another sense, these dream situations might be an expression of tension due to repressed feelings of revenge. You may not be willing, except in dreams, to do to others what you feel is being done to you. Those are a few of the scenarios such dreams deal with.

Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 2 — Pamela Ball

1- When an image connected with torture appears in a dream, often we are trying to come to terms with a great hurt. This does not need to be on a physical level indeed, it hardly ever is.

It is more likely to be emotional or mental pain.

2- If wc are being tortured we need to look at the other images in the dream to discover what significance this will have in everyday life. It may be that we tend to put ourselves in the position of victim without realising it.

3- Spiritual torture can be a conflict between right and wrong It can also be a matter of choices between two courses of action. Often the idea of such torture for the Greater Good is part of the process of growth.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Dictionary Author: Pamela Ball

Interpretation 3 — Garuda

Vision: Dreaming about being tortured means either strong emotions or an unhappy love affair. Torturing another person: you are about to do an injustice to another person. Looking at a torture chamber: you are afraid of the consequences of your actions.

Depth Psychology: Dreaming about torture is a sign of a bad conscience; you made a mistake and feel guilty. Sometimes it expresses empathy: you feel “tortured” knowing about people in need and not being able to help.

Source: Dreamers Dictionary Author: Garuda

Interpretation 4 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To dream of being tortured, denotes that you will undergo disappointment and grief through the machination of false friends.

If you are torturing others, you will fail to carry out well-laid plans for increasing your fortune.

If you are trying to alleviate the torture of others, you will succeed after a struggle in business and love.

Source: Ten Thousand Dream Interpretation Author: Gustavus Hindman Miller

Interpretation 5 — Dr. Mıchael Lennox

At the heart of torture is the desire for information to be revealed; the moment the torturer is satisfied, there is freedom. Are you harboring secrets or a hidden agenda that has you suffering in some way? There may be some secret truth that you are holding back when torture appears in a dream.
Source: Complete Dictionary of Dreams Author: Dr. Mıchael Lennox

Interpretation 6 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Feelings of powerlessness and persecution—usually from a situation, often a relationship.

2. Difficulties in home life, unhappiness.

3. Attempt to eliminate feelings of love (to torture oneself ).

Source: New American Dream Dictionary Author: Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

Interpretation 7 — Gillian Holloway

if you dream of seeing someone being tortured, and endeavor to help the person, it is a sign that you will be successful only after a long struggle to hold your sweetheart.
Source: The Complete Dream Book Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 8 — Stephen Girard

To dream that you are undergoing some torture from false accusation, denotes that you will be blessed with much happiness and contentment in. your future life.
Source: The Mystic Dream Book Author: Stephen Girard

Interpretation 9 — myjellybean

Dreaming about being tortured indicates that you are feeling victimized or helpless in some relationship or situation.
Source: My Dream Interpretation Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 10 — Gillian Holloway

It is fortunate to dream of being tortured, for it presages happiness in your family life.
Source: The Complete Dream Book Author: Gillian Holloway

Interpretation 11 — Tyler Wolfe

To see someone being tortured is symbolic of demonic torment, Rev. 9:5, Matt. 18:34
Source: Christian Dream Symbols Author: Tyler Wolfe

Interpretation 12 — Ella Freeman Sharpe

Dreams of torture denote struggles and disappointment in love or money matters.
Source: Psycho Dream Interpretation Author: Ella Freeman Sharpe

Interpretation 13 — Internet Archive - Anonymous

To dream of being Tortured signifies domestic bliss.
Source: Mystic Dream Book Author: Internet Archive - Anonymous

Interpretation 14 — Margaret Hamilton

Mental abuse
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited Author: Margaret Hamilton