Synonyms for haunted

Grammar : Adj

Spell : hawn-tid, hahn-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɔn tɪd, ˈhɑn-

Définition of haunted

Origin : "place frequently visited," c.1300, also in Middle English, "habit, custom" (early 14c.), from haunt (v.). The meaning "spirit that haunts a place, ghost" is first recorded 1843, originally in stereotypical U.S. black speech.

adj frequented

Example sentences :

I am haunted by the thought that my car may break down when I have a load of wounded.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

The dread of French domination seems to have haunted him like a nightmare.
Extract from : « Biographical Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

It haunted him every moment, and added to the weight of sorrow which seemed crushing him.
Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder

Her very brain and blood were haunted with the presence of Corney's father.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

The phrase has haunted me since I heard it, less than an hour ago.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

As for Regnier, on his return to England he seems to have haunted Chislehurst.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

It haunted me; it was an obsession and a perpetual nightmare.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

It was the unlucky boat, the boat that was haunted by the gnome.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

For some time past he had been haunted by the Anarchist peril.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

A few weeks afterwards she told me how the house where she lived was haunted.
Extract from : « The Bay State Monthly, Vol. 1, Issue 1. » by Various

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