adj
haunted
HAWN-tihd
adj
1
Said of a place, believed to be regularly visited by a ghost.
"They spent the night in a supposedly haunted castle."
2
Deeply troubled or preoccupied, as if by a persistent bad memory.
"He looked haunted after reading the letter."
How to Use Haunted
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither a place with ghosts, or a person visibly weighed down by something upsetting from the past.
Common pairings
haunted house
haunted look
haunted by the past
Word Forms
more haunted comparative, most haunted superlative, hauntedest superlative
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