What is the meaning of haunted?

verb

  • Follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to.
    • usage: "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
  • Haunt like a ghost; pursue.
    • usage: "Fear of illness haunts her"
  • Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place.
    • usage: "She haunts the ballet"

adjective

  • Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.
    • usage: "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
  • Showing emotional affliction or disquiet.
    • usage: "her expression became progressively more haunted"
  • Inhabited by or as if by apparitions.
    • usage: "a haunted house"
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