haunted

/หˆhษ”หntษชd/

IPA: /HH AO1 N T AH0 D/

verb
  1. 1

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

    โ€œA couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.โ€

  2. 2

    To make uneasy, restless.

    โ€œThe memory of his past failures haunted him.โ€

  3. 3

    To stalk, to follow

    โ€œThe policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.โ€

  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.

    โ€œThe hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.โ€

  2. 2

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

    โ€œa soldier haunted by the memories of combatโ€

  3. 3

    Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

    โ€œa haunted expressionโ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haunt, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/haunted