haunted

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: hônt, IPA^(key): /ˈhɔːntɪd/
• (cot–caught merger, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈhɑntɪd/

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• Rhymes: -ɔːntɪd, -ɑntɪd
• Hyphenation: haunt‧ed

Adjective

haunted (comparative more haunted, superlative most haunted or hauntedest)

1. Of a location, frequented by a ghost or ghosts.

   The hotel was haunted by a disembodied spirit.

2. Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

   a soldier haunted by the memories of combat

3. Showing a feeling of being disturbed.

   a haunted expression

Derived terms

• haunted house

Translations

frequented by a ghost

• Arabic: مَسْكُون m (maskūn)

  Gulf Arabic: مسكون (maskūn)

• Cebuano: abtanan, hamokan, taw-an
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鬧鬼的／闹鬼的 (nàoguǐ de)

• Czech: posedlý
• Esperanto: fantomloĝita
• Finnish: kummitus- (the verb kummitella is more often used)
• French: hanté (fr)
• German: verfolgt (de), Spuk- (de)
• Greek: στοιχειωμένος (el) m (stoicheioménos)
• Hindi: भुतहा (bhuthā)
• Italian: stregata (it)
• Japanese: お化け (ja) (おばけ, o-bake)
• Korean: 유령이 나오는 (yuryeong'i naoneun)
• Macedonian: о́пседнат (ópsednat), прого́нуван (progónuvan)
• Malay: please add this translation if you can
• Maori: whakahaehae
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: hjemsøkt

  Nynorsk: heimsøkt

• Polish: nawiedzony
• Portuguese: assombrado (pt) m, mal-assombrado m
• Russian: с привиде́ниями (s prividénijami)
• Spanish: embrujado (es), encantado (es)
• Swedish: hemsökt (sv)
• Thai: มีผีสิง (mii-pǐi-sǐng)
• Turkish: cinli (tr), perili (tr)

obsessed

• Bulgarian: обсебен (bg) (obseben)
• French: obsédé (fr)
• German: besessen (de)
• Italian: ossessionato (it)
• Macedonian: о́пседнат (ópsednat)
• Portuguese: obcecado (pt)
• Russian: одержи́мый (ru) (oderžímyj), обу́яный (obújanyj)
• Spanish: obsesionado (es), poseído (es)
• Swedish: besatt (sv)
• Thai: หลอกหลอน (th) (lɔ̀ɔk-lɔ̌ɔn)

showing a feeling of being disturbed

• Finnish: ahdistunut (fi)
• Italian: perturbato (it)
• Portuguese: perturbado (pt)
• Russian: обеспоко́енный (ru) (obespokójennyj)
• Spanish: perturbado (es)
• Swedish: jagad (sv)

See also

• cursed

Verb

haunted

1. simple past and past participle of haunt

   According to local legend, a ghost has haunted the mansion for two hundred years.

Anagrams

• de-haunt, dehaunt, nut head, nut-head, nuthead, undeath, unhated