ghost from one's past

noun

Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.

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Meanings

nounghost from one's past (plural ghosts from one's past)

plural ghosts from one's past

  1. idiomaticSomething unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day.
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APA

ghost from one's past. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20from%20one's%20past

MLA

“ghost from one's past.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20from%20one's%20past. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost from one's past,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20from%20one's%20past.

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