"ghost from one's past" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-ghost from one's past.ogg [Australia] Forms: ghosts from one's past [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ghosts from one's past}} ghost from one's past (plural ghosts from one's past)
  1. (idiomatic) Something unpleasant from one's past that "haunts" them (makes them feel uneasy) to the present day. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ghost_from_one's_past-en-noun-qOYnrerx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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