vverb.motionfollow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously toSynset:haunt stalk
Examples:- her ex-boyfriend stalked her
- the ghost of her mother haunted her
Derivationally Related Form:stalk
Hypernyms:follow pursue
Inherited Hypernyms:hauntpursuetravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.emotionhaunt like a ghost; pursueSynset:ghost haunt obsess
Examples:- Fear of illness haunts her
Derivationally Related Form:ghostobsession
Hypernyms:preoccupy
Inherited Hypernyms:hauntpreoccupycontrol
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: haunt) | The good news will --- her (apply to: haunt, ghost, obsess)
vverb.motionbe a regular or frequent visitor to a certain placeSynset:frequent haunt
Derivationally Related Form:hauntfrequentfrequenter
Hypernyms:travel to visit
Inherited Hypernyms:frequenttravel totravel
Direct Hyponyms:hang out
Full Troponyms:hang out
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allhaving or showing excessive or compulsive concern with somethingSynset:obsessed preoccupied taken up
Examples:- 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
Antonyms:unconcerned
Derivationally Related Form:preoccupancy
Inherited Hypernyms:haunted
Similar to:concerned
adj satadj.allshowing emotional affliction or disquietExamples:- her expression became progressively more haunted
Antonyms:untroubled
Inherited Hypernyms:haunted
Similar to:troubled
adj satadj.allinhabited by or as if by apparitionsAntonyms:uninhabited
Inherited Hypernyms:haunted
Similar to:inhabited