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Adjective haunted has 3 senses
- haunted, obsessed, preoccupied, taken up - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "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"
Antonym: unconcerned (indirect, via concerned)
- haunted - showing emotional affliction or disquiet; "her expression became progressively more haunted"
Antonym: untroubled (indirect, via troubled)
- haunted - inhabited by or as if by apparitions; "a haunted house"
Antonym: uninhabited (indirect, via inhabited)
Verb haunt has 3 senses
- haunt, stalk - follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her"
--1 is one way to pursue, follow
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- haunt, obsess, ghost - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
--2 is one way to preoccupy
Sample sentences:
The good news will haunt her
The performance is likely to haunt Sue
- frequent, haunt - be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet"
--3 is one way to travel to, visit
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
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