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haunted

/ˈhɑntɪd/
/ˈhɔntɪd/
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Something that's haunted seems to have ghosts. Visiting a scary haunted house is a great, if terrifying, way to spend Halloween night.

Ghosts, or spooky apparitions, are what makes a place haunted. You might truly believe your grandparents' house is haunted, or it might just seem that way because of the scary creaks and groans in the night, the cobwebs in dark corners, and the dim lighting. You can also describe a person as haunted when she's obsessed with or tormented by something: "I was haunted by the memory of my cat killing that poor mouse."

Definitions of haunted
  1. adjective
    inhabited by or as if by apparitions
    “a haunted house”
    synonyms:
    inhabited
    having inhabitants; lived in
  2. adjective
    having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
    “became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle”
    concerned
    feeling or showing worry or solicitude
  3. adjective
    showing emotional affliction or disquiet
    “her expression became progressively more haunted
    synonyms:
    troubled
    characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
Pronunciation
US
/ˈhɑntɪd/
UK
/ˈhɔntɪd/
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