Fear
To feel fear in a dream was taken as a sign that what you've planned may not prosper as you hoped—engagements falling short, affection disappointing. The dread points ahead, not behind. Sometimes the dream asks what expectation you've quietly begun to doubt, and whether the fear is naming something real.
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These are the entries the historical dream-books record for fear, in their own words. They are period voices, not predictions, and they do not always agree with one another.
Gustavus Hindman Miller, 1901
To dream that you feel fear from any cause, denotes that your future engagements will not prove so successful as was expected.
For a young woman, this dream forebodes disappointment and unfortunate love.
Fontaine, 1862
To feel fear, signifies that you will be courageous in your waking moments; to dream of frightening others, shows that your courage is weak.