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haunt
[ hawnt, hahnt; hant ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
Synonyms:
- 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.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to reappear continually as a spirit or ghost.
- to visit habitually or regularly.
- to remain persistently; loiter; stay; linger.
noun
- Often haunts. a place frequently visited:
to return to one's old haunts.
- Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. and North England. a ghost.
haunt
/ ɔːԳ /
verb
- to visit (a person or place) in the form of a ghost
- tr 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
noun
- often plural a place visited frequently
an old haunt of hers
- a place to which animals habitually resort for food, drink, shelter, etc
Derived Forms
- ˈܲԳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ܲԳİ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of haunt1
Example Sentences
His large-scale paintings explore memory and loss, layering patterns and colours to create "haunting, dreamlike scenes".
"It didn't work out", he says, adding he is still haunted by what happened.
"No man avenged has ever risen from the grave" is the haunting tagline of a film that has shocked Somalis to the core in a case of life imitating art.
“My role in sending an innocent man to prison has haunted me for the past 27 years.”
A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.
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