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ghost at the feast

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  • noun idiomatic A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.

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After Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth (1606); Macbeth murders Banquo, whose ghost subsequently appears at a feast, unseen by all but Macbeth.

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