Meaning of Banshee | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
   Ireland, Scotland
2. A noisy or ill-tempered woman.
   derogatory

Equivalents

Examples

“Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].”

“Where's this old banshee that runs the place?”

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