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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024haunt•ed (hôn′tid, hän′-),USA pronunciation adj. - 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.
- 1275–1325; Middle English; see haunt, -ed2
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haunted /ˈhɔːntɪd/ adj - frequented or visited by ghosts
- (postpositive) obsessed or worried
haunt /hɔnt, hɑnt/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to visit or appear to frequently as a ghost:to haunt a house.
- to return often to the mind, memory, or consciousness of (someone):Memories of love haunted me.
- to visit frequently:to haunt the art galleries.
- to distress repeatedly:a mistake that haunted him for years.
n. [countable] - Often, haunts. [plural] a place frequently visited:returned to his old haunts.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024haunt (hônt, hänt; for 10 also hant),USA pronunciation v.t. - to visit habitually or appear to frequently as a spirit or ghost:to haunt a house; to haunt a person.
- to recur persistently to the consciousness of;
remain with:Memories of love haunted him. - to visit frequently;
go to often:He haunted the galleries and bars that the artists went to. - to frequent the company of;
be often with:He haunted famous men, hoping to gain celebrity for himself. - to disturb or distress;
cause to have anxiety;
trouble;
worry:His youthful escapades came back to haunt him.
v.i. - to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
- to visit habitually or regularly.
- to remain persistently;
loiter;
stay;
linger.
n. - Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:to return to one's old haunts.
- Dialect Terms[Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North Eng.]a ghost.
- Old Norse heimta to lead home, derivative of heim homewards; see home
- Old French hanter to frequent, probably
- Middle English haunten 1200–50
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged frequent.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged obsess, beset, vex, plague.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haunt /hɔːnt/ vb - to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
- (transitive) to intrude upon or recur to (the memory, thoughts, etc): he was haunted by the fear of insanity
- to visit (a place) frequently
- to associate with (someone) frequently
n - (often plural) a place visited frequently
- a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse heimta to bring home, Old English hāmettan to give a home to; see home |