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

Interpretation 1 — Ibn Seerin

(Hunter’s snare, Hunting trap, Net, Snare) In a dream, a trap means deception, duplicity and fraud. Ifone falls victim to a hunting trap in a dream, it means that he will be victimized.

If one sets a trap and catches an animal or a bird with it in the dream, it means that he earns his money through deception and fraud. In a dream, a trap also represents a man who fosters little moral standards, or one who does not prescribe to any religious code of conduct, and who is smart but deceitful. Setting a trap or a net to catch a bird in a dream means setting a trap to bring a powerful person to his knees.

If a woman sees herself setting a trap in a dream, it means that she desires to bear a child from her husband, though if she does get pregnant, she may have a miscarriage.

Source: Islamic Dream Interpretation • Author: Ibn Seerin

Interpretation 2 — Zolar

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door, closed, a: have limited yourself to reconciliation without love.

falling through a: have been duped into limiting your true self, exit graceful y.

going trapping: are sabotaging your actions with delusions of grandeur.

others, with: are trapped in a circle of relationships.

of a: wil receive a surprising and unpleasant letter; don’t respond without a lawyer.

snaring another in: disregard another’s influence and take back your governance.

animals: family wil not approve of your choice of profession.

birds: wil col ect a smal amount of money.

trapped, being: have hardened your emotions against a dead issue.

passage, in an underground: wil abuse the confidence of others.

Source: Zolar’s Book of Dreams Numbers and Lucky Days • Author: Zolar

Interpretation 3 — myjellybean

Dreaming of setting a trap signifies that you will use sneaky methods to carry out your plans.

If you dream about catching an animal in a trap, you will be successful in your chosen career.

If you dream that somebody set a trap for you, or of being caught in a trap, it means you feel confined and restricted in a friendship, career or romantic relationship. You may be feeling bad physically because of your emotional worries.

Source: My Dream Interpretation • Author: myjellybean

Interpretation 4 — Gustavus Hindman Miller

To dream of setting a trap, denotes that you will use intrigue to carry out your designs If you are caught in a trap, you will be outwitted by your opponents.

If you catch game in a trap, you will flourish in whatever vocation you may choose.

To see an empty trap, there will be misfortune in the immediate future.

An old or broken trap, denotes failure in business, and sickness in your family may follow.

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

Interpretation 5 — Dream Explanations - Anonymous

If you dream of being caught in a trap, then you are venting your feelings of victimhood and releasing your fear of intimacy, commitment, and of losing your freedom.

If you dream of setting a trap, then your dream is revealing that you have been operating with ulterior motives and perhaps you are releasing your guilt, shame and/or fears of being caught.

See Quicksand and Tar.

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

Interpretation 6 — Garuda

Vision: Dreaming about a trap means caution! A questionable person is setting a trap but you will recognize it in time. Stepping into a trap: you fell in love with an unworthy person. Catching someone else in a trap: a long-held wish will be granted.

Depth Psychology: The trap is a warning that a wrong decision could be harmful; hopes and ideals are misplaced.

Source: Dreamers Dictionary • Author: Garuda

Interpretation 7 — Martha Clarke

Dreaming that you fall into a trap indicates that you trust too much in providence, which is why you sometimes lose control of your life. At the same time, this trap could also be the result of incoherence, as you tend to talk about things you don’t know. Evidently, in this case, you are the one who makes the trap.
Source: The Big Dictionary of Dreams • Author: Martha Clarke

Interpretation 8 — Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

It is a fortunate sign for a man to dream of setting traps, but for a woman it signifies that she has misplaced her trust To dream of being caught in a trap is a warning to steer clear of gossip and/or intrigue.
Source: The Complete Guide to Interpreting Your Dreams • Author: Stearn Robinson - Tom Corbett

Interpretation 9 — Betty Bethards

Limiting, confining the self. Traps are of your own making; sabotaging yourself with doubt, insecurity and fear. Take back your power and dare to be you. Remember traps are illusions.
Source: The Dream Books Symbols • Author: Betty Bethards

Interpretation 10 — Klaus Vollmar

Difficult situation, being imprisoned; more prudence and caution is in order. Feeling of restriction, as in Siege, Amber, Village, Cage, and Elevator.

See Falling.

Source: Little Giant Encyclopedia • Author: Klaus Vollmar

Interpretation 11 — Joan Seaman - Tom Philbin

1. Feelings of having been tricked or outmaneuvered.

2. Decep­tion is afoot.

3. Unpleasant surprises or bad news is in the offing.

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

Interpretation 12 — Tyler Wolfe

A symbol of a wicked scheme against you by demons or evil people, Ps. 38:12
Source: Christian Dream Symbols • Author: Tyler Wolfe

Interpretation 13 — Katherine Taylor Craig

A dream connoting losses through law and lawsuits (Gypsy).
Source: The Fabric of Dream • Author: Katherine Taylor Craig

Interpretation 14 — Margaret Hamilton

Any type of temptation that would lure one
Source: Dream Dictionary Unlimited • Author: Margaret Hamilton