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haunted

[hawn-tid, hahn-]

adjective

  1. inhabited or frequented by ghosts.

    a haunted castle.

  2. preoccupied, as with an emotion, memory, or idea; obsessed.

    His haunted imagination gave him no peace.

  3. disturbed; distressed; worried.

    Haunted by doubt he again turned to law books on the subject.



haunted

/ ˈɔːԳɪ /

adjective

  1. frequented or visited by ghosts

  2. (postpositive) obsessed or worried

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unhaunted adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haunted1

Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; haunt, -ed 2
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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?

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‘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.

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"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?"

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"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."

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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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