Dreaming of Being Cheated

cheated, conned, deceived, swindled · mostly negative

Being cheated warns of schemers trying to block your path, and of misunderstandings in love.

What happens in the dream

  • Being cheated in business: scheming people will try to shut you off from fortune
  • If you are young and cheated at games: you'll lose your sweetheart through quarrels and misunderstandings

How you felt

  • Betrayal: the dream often mirrors a fear of being taken for a fool
  • Vigilance: it may reflect doubt about someone's good faith

Ask yourself

  • Do I feel someone is taking advantage of me?
  • Which misunderstanding could I clear up before it grows?

See also Lie · Hypocrite · Cards · Enemy

Source: G. H. Miller, Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or What's in a Dream (1901). Also searched as: conned, deceived, swindled.

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