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haunted
[hawn-tid, hahn-]
adjective
inhabited or frequented by ghosts.
a haunted castle.
preoccupied, as with an emotion, memory, or idea; obsessed.
His haunted imagination gave him no peace.
disturbed; distressed; worried.
Haunted by doubt he again turned to law books on the subject.
haunted
/ ˈɔːԳɪ /
adjective
frequented or visited by ghosts
(postpositive) obsessed or worried
Other 51Թ Forms
- unhaunted adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Is the toxic Salton Sea haunted by La Siguanaba, the mythical horse-headed woman who lures the innocent to their demise, or are more earthly forces at play?
‘Gods of Want,’ author K-Ming Chang’s follow-up to her dazzling debut, ‘Bestiary,’ collects stories of young immigrants haunted by ghosts and longings.
"I feel haunted by the ghosts of my grandfathers who served in World War Two. How, how, how did we used to fight fascism, and now we're homegrowing it?"
"My therapist helped me reconnect with the 15-year-old girl I'd silenced. I began to process the trauma that haunted me. I now understand grief as the other side of love."
Kulash said that kind of product placement was “scary as s—” back in the late 2000s, when the fear of being perceived as sellouts haunted every rock band.
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