English Explanatory Dictionary

ghost at the feast

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

en-au-ghost at the feast.ogg

Word forms

ghost at the feast ghosts at the feast

Etymology

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

Synonyms

spectre at the feast
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