Haunted

//ˈhɔːntɪd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of haunt form-of, participle, past

    "According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years."

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"

Adjective
  1. 1
    having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something wordnet
  2. 2
    inhabited by or as if by apparitions wordnet
  3. 3
    showing emotional affliction or disquiet wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
besetdoggedfrettedghost-hauntedghost-riddenharassed

Example

More examples

"We are haunted by an ideal life, and it is because we have within us the beginning and the possibility for it."

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