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haunted
[ hawn-tid, hahn- ]
/ ˈhɔn tɪd, ˈhɑn- /
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adjective
inhabited or frequented by ghosts: a haunted castle.
preoccupied, as with an emotion, memory, or idea; obsessed: His haunted imagination gave him no peace.
disturbed; distressed; worried: Haunted by doubt he again turned to law books on the subject.
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un·haunt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby haunted
haul over the coals, haul up, haunch, haunch bone, haunt, haunted, haunting, Hauppauge, Hauptmann, Hauraki Gulf, hauriant
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British Dictionary definitions for haunted
haunted
/ (ˈhɔːntɪd) /
adjective
frequented or visited by ghosts
(postpositive) obsessed or worried
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