Dishes

To see dishes in your dream represent ideas, concepts, and attitudes. The dream
may be a pun on the things you are "dishing" out to others.Or it could describe
someone you are interested in as in someone who is a "dish". Perhaps it is time
that you make the first move. If the dishes are dirty and unwashed, then it signify
dissatisfaction and an unpromising outlook. You may have overlooked some
problems in your life or you have not confronted your emotions.
To dream that you are washing dishes suggest that you are moving on and planning
for the next thing that comes your way. Alternatively, it represents your daily routine.
Perhaps you are in a rut.
To see shelves of polished dishes suggest that you are doing your best and making
the best out of a situation. You are trying to make a good impression.
To see broken dishes or break dishes in your dream signify feelings of poverty, lack,
and inadequacy. You may feel that you are not meeting the expectations of others.
*Please See Also Plates.
Dishonesty
*Please See Also Liar.
Dishwasher
To see or use a dishwasher in your dream suggests that you need to resolve past
issues and old problems in order to make a clean start for yourself. Alternatively,
the dream means that you are moving ahead and looking toward the future.
Disinfectant
To see or use a disinfectant in your dream signifies cleansing and healing. You are
ready to mend past hurts and resolve feelings of self guilt or past pain.
Disinherited
To dream that you have been disinherited forewarns that you should reevaluate
your social and professional standing. You may not be in such solid ground as you
thought.
Diskette
To see a diskette in your dream symbolizes the transfer of ideas and advices from
one person to another. It also signifies information that you need to incorporate into
a waking situation or some aspect of your life.
Dislike
To dream that you dislike someone or are disliked represents an aspect of yourself
that you do not like or are trying to suppress. Who are you inside and how you are
acting on the outside are out of sync. You are not being true to yourself.
To see someone you dislike in your dream suggests that you are in denial about
something.
Disneyland
To dream that you are at Disneyland indicates that you need to take some time off,
especially after all the hard work that you have been involved in. Known as the
"happiest place on earth", the dream may suggest a lack of happiness in your life.
You are looking for that happiness.
Dismemberment

To dream that you are dismembered suggests that some situation or circumstance
is falling apart in your waking life. You feel cut off, isolated and disempowered. You
may also be experiencing some great and significant loss. Consider also which part
of your body is dismembered as that body part may offer additional significance or
needs special attention. Alternatively, the dream may coincide with some significant
life change as in a new job, new school, marriage, moving, etc. You are feeling a
loss of power, potential, or identity.
Disobedience
To dream that you disobey authority suggests that you are going against your
conscience. You know what the right thing to do is, but still refuse to follow what is
right. As a result, you are experiencing much inner turmoil. The dream points to a
rebellious attitude. Alternatively, disobedience means that you are suppressing your
emotions or sensitivities.
Disown
To dream that you have been disowned indicates that you need to change your old
habits and take charge of the situation.
Dispute
To dream that you are having disputes with others suggest that you are trying to
resolve some internal conflict or some unsettled issue in your waking life. Consider
the symbolism of what is the dispute you are having.Alternatively, the dream
indicates that you may be unfairly judging others.
Dissection
To dream that you are dissecting something suggests that you are trying to get to
the core of some situation. You are trying to peel away at the layers in order to get
to the heart of the matter. Alternatively, the dream may indicate that you are
overanalyzing a situation. Consider also what you are dissecting.
In particular, to dream that you are dissecting a frog indicates that you are trying to
figure out if the guy you are interested in is just a frog or is a real prince.
Alternatively, the dream seeks to bring you back to your high school science class
and how you felt when you had to dissect a frog.
To dream that you are dissecting a human cadaver suggests that you are trying to
reveal or expose an aspect of yourself that you have kept hidden.
Dissolve
To see a liquid dissolve in your dream signifies the integration of various aspects of
yourself. Two parts are coming together as one. Alternatively, the dream may also
be a metaphor for an end to some situation, condition or relationship.
Distance
*Please See Far.
Distress
To dream that you or others are in distress represents worries and unhappiness in
your waking life. You will find that your worries were unfounded and that they will
turn out to be better than expected. Perhaps the dream is telling you to lighten up.
Ditch
To see a ditch in your dream indicates that there is something in your waking life
that you need to avoid. Alternatively, the dream suggests that you need to let go of
the emotional baggage and frivolity that are holding you back.

The dream may also be on pun on ditching school, work, appointment, or

something that you are now feeling guilty about.
To dream that you fall into a ditch indicates that you may be headed into a pitfall.
Diving
To dream that you are diving into clear water indicates that you have overcome your
obstacles and setbacks. You have a new sense of confidence. Things are looking
up. Alternatively, the dream indicates that you are trying to get to the bottom of a
current situation or the root of your problems or feelings. It may also refer
exploration of your subconscious.
To dream that you are diving into muddy water suggests that you are feeling
anxious about how you have handled certain issues in your waking life.
To see others diving in your dream represents psychological and emotional
balance.
To see animals diving in your dream suggest that are exploring your instinctual and
sexual urges which have been previously suppressed into your subconscious.
Diving Board
To see or stand on a diving board in your dream indicates that you need to think
things through carefully and thoroughly before you take the plunge. The dream may
signal a new phase in your life. Consider the height of the diving board. The higher
the diving board, the more significant and more difficult it is to take the next step
and make the plunge.