A presence that mars one's enjoyment by causing guilt or reviving unwelcome memories.
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- After Banquo in Shakespeare's Macbeth; Macbeth murders Banquo, whose mutilated body subsequently appears at a feast as a ghost, unseen by all but Macbeth.
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Submitted on July 07, 2010
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