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haunted

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adj/ˈhɔːntɪd//ˈhɑntɪd/
  1. 1

    Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

    • The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
  2. 2

    Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

    • a soldier haunted by the memories of combat
  3. 3

    Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

    • a haunted expression
verb/ˈhɔːntɪd//ˈhɑntɪd/
  1. 1

    simple past and past participle of hauntform-ofparticiplepast

    • According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.

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