Associations to the word «Banshee»

Wiktionary

BANSHEE, noun. In Irish folklore, a female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.
BANSHEE, noun. (derogatory) A noisy or ill-tempered woman.

Dictionary definition

BANSHEE, noun. (Irish folklore) a female spirit who wails to warn of impending death.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King