Banshee

Wailing Celtic spirit

A banshee is a wailing female spirit in Irish and Scottish folklore, whose shriek warns of impending death.

The cry itself may be called a banshee: a banshee scream.

By extension, anything that wails eerily banshees: The wind bansheed through the trees.

Someone who screams like a banshee is extremely loud and shrill.

folklore

wail

Prolonged mournful cry

spirit · Irish · shriek · harbinger · supernatural · Celtic · ghost · mourning · apparition · fairy

sound

scream

Loud sharp cry

wail · unearthly · bloodcurdling · eerie · keening · haunting · shrill · cry · moan · otherworldly

vehicle

aircraft

Airborne transportation vehicle

supersonic · stealth · drone · speed · screaming · engine · aviation · flight · aerodynamic · cockpit

popculture

X-Men

Mutant superhero collective

sonic · scream · superhero · comics · powers · Sean · villain · Siren · Moira · Generation X

Categories
Opposites
vocalization/sound

Bansheephantom

Insubstantial apparition

shade · specter · wraith · apparition

death association

Bansheeguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

fairy godmother · protective spirit · good fairy · muse · angel of mercy

emotional valence

Bansheemuse

Think deeply about

siren · angel · good omen · brownie · friendly ghost

Phrases
Family

banshees

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG