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/bænˈʃiː/ · noun
(Scotland, Ireland, folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death..
Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].
Where's this old banshee that runs the place?
Use banshee when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Banshee means (Scotland, Ireland, folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Late had he heard, in prophet's dream, / The fatal Ben-Shie's boding scream […].
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