haunted

/ˈhɑntɪd//ˈhɔːntɪd/

verb

  1. 1

    To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

    A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.
  2. 2

    To make uneasy, restless.

    The memory of his past failures haunted him.
  3. 3

    To stalk, to follow

    The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.
  4. 4

    To live habitually; to stay, to remain.

  5. 5

    To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.

  6. 6

    To practise; to devote oneself to.

  7. 7

    To persist in staying or visiting.

Synonyms

adjective

  1. 1

    Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

    The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
  2. 2

    Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

    a soldier haunted by the memories of combat
  3. 3

    Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

    a haunted expression

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