In general belief, dreaming about the grim reaper may mean a person’s impending death. Its presence represents the inevitability of life and death, making it a suitable metaphor for bereavement. People often wake from experiencing such a nightmare left scared or upset by the dream and use their symbolization in conversations to discuss its significance.
The grim reaper gives us warnings and show us unpleasant truths if they’re going to happen and by interacting with them we have the opportunity to fight or embrace these truths. The meaning behind seeing the grim reaper in a dream is that anything that might arise will only cause harm, which could mean struggling against pain, hurt or injustice as another person could be making you feel bad.