haunted

1. 1
   adjective

   Believed to be a place that ghosts visit or live in.

   Like a house where ghosts feel at home and never leave.

   The haunted house at the end of the street scared every kid in town.

   They say the old inn is haunted by a sailor who drowned nearby.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Showing signs of worry, fear, or deep distress.

   Like the tired, worried face of someone who can't stop thinking about bad news.

   She had a haunted look in her eyes after the accident.

   His face looked haunted, as if he hadn't slept in weeks.

   Similartormented, troubled, anguished, harrowed

   Oppositeuntroubled, serene, carefree

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3. 3
   adjective

   Constantly troubled or worried by a thought, fear, or threat.

   Like a worry that follows you around and won't go away.

   He was haunted by the mistake he made at work.

   The general felt haunted by the threat of another attack.

   Similartormented, troubled, plagued, obsessed, preoccupied

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4. 4
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of haunt. Use this form for something that happened before now.

   The ghost haunted the castle for centuries.

   An old sorrow haunted her until the very end.

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