adj
Meaning 1
Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
haunted
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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adj
Meaning 2
Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a soldier haunted by the memories of combat
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Showing a feeling of being disturbed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a haunted expression
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
simple past and past participle of haunt
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
Examples
- According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
- was absolutely obsessed with the girl
- got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children
- he was taken up in worry for the old woman
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: obsessed, preoccupied, taken up(p)
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
inhabited by or as if by apparitions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a haunted house
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
showing emotional affliction or disquiet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- her expression became progressively more haunted
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
48 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: مَسْكُون (maskūn) — frequented by a ghost
- Arabic: مسكون (maskūn) — frequented by a ghost
- Cebuano: abtanan — frequented by a ghost
- Cebuano: hamokan — frequented by a ghost
- Cebuano: taw-an — frequented by a ghost
- Chinese Mandarin: 鬧鬼的 /闹鬼的 (nàoguǐ de) — frequented by a ghost
- Czech: posedlý — frequented by a ghost
- Esperanto: fantomloĝita — frequented by a ghost
- Finnish: kummitus- — frequented by a ghost
- French: hanté — frequented by a ghost
- German: verfolgt — frequented by a ghost
- German: Spuk- — frequented by a ghost
- Greek: στοιχειωμένος (stoicheioménos) — frequented by a ghost
- Hindi: भुतहा (bhuthā) — frequented by a ghost
- Italian: stregata — frequented by a ghost
- Japanese: お化け (o-bake) — frequented by a ghost
- Korean: 유령이 나오는 (yuryeong'i naoneun) — frequented by a ghost
- Macedonian: о́пседнат (ópsednat) — frequented by a ghost
- Macedonian: прого́нуван (progónuvan) — frequented by a ghost
- Māori: whakahaehae — frequented by a ghost
- Norwegian Bokmål: hjemsøkt — frequented by a ghost
- Norwegian Nynorsk: heimsøkt — frequented by a ghost
- Polish: nawiedzony — frequented by a ghost
- Portuguese: assombrado — frequented by a ghost
- Portuguese: mal-assombrado — frequented by a ghost
- Russian: с привиде́ниями (s prividénijami) — frequented by a ghost
- Spanish: embrujado — frequented by a ghost
- Spanish: endemoniado — frequented by a ghost
- Swedish: hemsökt — frequented by a ghost
- Thai: มีผีสิง (mii-pǐi-sǐng) — frequented by a ghost
- Turkish: cinli — frequented by a ghost
- Turkish: perili — frequented by a ghost
- Bulgarian: обсебен (obseben) — obsessed
- Esperanto: plagita — obsessed
- French: obsédé — obsessed
- German: besessen — obsessed
- Italian: ossessionato — obsessed
- Macedonian: о́пседнат (ópsednat) — obsessed
- Portuguese: obcecado — obsessed
- Russian: одержи́мый (oderžímyj) — obsessed
- Russian: обу́яный (obújanyj) — obsessed
- Swedish: besatt — obsessed
- Thai: หลอกหลอน (lɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̌ɔn) — obsessed
- Finnish: ahdistunut — showing a feeling of being disturbed
- Italian: perturbato — showing a feeling of being disturbed
- Portuguese: perturbado — showing a feeling of being disturbed
- Russian: обеспоко́енный (obespokójennyj) — showing a feeling of being disturbed
- Swedish: jagad — showing a feeling of being disturbed
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