ghost at the feast

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What does ghost at the feast mean?

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

Where does ghost at the feast come from?

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.

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