haunted

[ hawn-tid, hahn- ]
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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.

  1. disturbed; distressed; worried: Haunted by doubt he again turned to law books on the subject.

Origin of haunted

1
Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at haunt, -ed2

Other words from haunted

  • un·haunt·ed, adjective

Words Nearby haunted

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British Dictionary definitions for haunted

haunted

/ (ˈhɔːntɪd) /


adjective
  1. frequented or visited by ghosts

  2. (postpositive) obsessed or worried

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