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US
/ˈhɔntɪd/
]
[ UK /hˈɔːntɪd/ ]
[ UK /hˈɔːntɪd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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inhabited by or as if by apparitions
a haunted house -
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
was absolutely obsessed with the girl
became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
he was taken up in worry for the old woman
got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children -
showing emotional affliction or disquiet
her expression became progressively more haunted
How To Use haunted In A Sentence
- A Scottish moor long bore the reputation for being haunted by a phantom flock of sheep, which were always heard "baaing" plaintively before a big storm. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter
- I was haunted by the beauty of the landscape all about, of the natural ferneries then disappearing, and of the domed forest-trees on the slopes, and was fortunate in meeting a gentleman intent on preserving in art the beauties of his country. Sailing Alone Around the World
- He is a slightly possessed, haunted, eccentric man; his enemies prefer to say ' insane '.
- You need to have a strong constitution to visit some of the country's most haunted places. The Sun
- Fascinated with the meeting of memory and language, adept at conjuring states of mind, and haunted by the violence wracking his homeland, Hemon is a stoic tragedian and a brilliant satirist. The Question of Bruno by Aleksandar Hemon: Book summary
- Their misdeeds, if that's what they really were, haunted some to their graves and continue to bedevil the still living who are never allowed to forget them.
- The Kansas program continues to be haunted by the collective legacy of Raef LaFrentz, Paul Pierce and Jacque Vaughn.
- Are you brave enough to spend Halloween night in one of the most haunted places in downstate Illinois?
- Obsessively monitoring lines and wrinkles, swollen ankles and grey hairs, they are haunted by feelings of self-hatred and inadequacy.
- A wrongdoer is constantly haunted by the fear of discovery.