banshee

/bรฆnหˆสƒiห/

IPA: /B AE0 N SH IY1/

noun
  1. 1

    (Irish folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

  2. 2

    A noisy or ill-tempered woman.

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