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   Haunt

   /hônt/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a ghost) manifest itself at (a place) regularly: "a gray lady who haunts the chapel" Similar appear inmaterialize invisitinformal:spook
   • ▪ (of a person or animal) frequent (a place): "he haunts used book stores" Similar frequentspend time inpatronizevisit regularlybe a regular visitor tobe a regular client ofloiter inlinger ininformal:hang around/out in
   • ▪ be persistently in the mind of (someone): "the sight haunted me for years" Similar tormentobsessoppressdisturbtroubleworryplagueburdenbesetbeleaguerbedevilbesiegetortureprey onweigh ongnaw atnag atweigh heavily onlie heavy onprey on one's mindweigh heavily on one's mindbe a weight on one's mindinformal:bug
   • ▪ be persistently and disturbingly present in (something): "cities haunted by the shadow of cholera"

   noun

   • 1. a place frequented by a specified person or group of people: "I revisited my old haunts"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘frequent (a place’)): from Old French hanter, of Germanic origin; distantly related to home.

   Derivatives

   • 1. haunter noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › hauntHAUNT - 38 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   Synonyms. frequent. visit often. go to repeatedly. beat a path to. hover about. loiter near. linger around. hang around. Slang. hang out at. Slang. live in. Slang. Memories of her childhood haunted her. Synonyms. obsess. weigh on. prey on. beset. preoccupy. trouble. torment. vex. distress. disturb. worry. plague. frighten. terrify. terrorize. haunt

3. www.powerthesaurus.org › haunt › synonymsHaunt synonyms - 1 061 Words and Phrases for Haunt - Power ...

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   shadow. refuge. suggest new. Another way to say Haunt? Synonyms for Haunt (other words and phrases for Haunt).

4. www.powerthesaurus.org › hauntHAUNT in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for HAUNT

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. ghost. frequent. plague. hangout. resort. stalk. torment. trouble. visit. obsess. possess. stamping ground. patronize. habitat. repair. meeting place. oppress. worry. home. spook. burden. den. retreat. distress. disturb. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. View all. abandon. cease. abjure. console. encourage. gladden.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-thesaurusHAUNT Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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   3 days ago · 1 (verb) in the sense of plague. Definition. to remain in the memory or thoughts of. The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. Synonyms. plague. trouble. obsess. torment. come back to. possess. stay with. recur. beset. prey on. weigh on. See examples for synonyms. 2 (verb) in the sense of visit. Definition. to visit (a place) frequently.

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   Find 97 ways to say HAUNT, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com, the world's most trusted free thesaurus.

7. www.wordreference.com › synonyms › haunthaunt - WordReference.com English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms: frequent, habituate (formal), hang out at (informal), be a regular at, go to, visit sth often, visit, patronize, patronise (UK) Sense: Verb: appear as a ghost. Synonyms: appear to, come back as a ghost, come back, make an appearance, visit sb after death. Sense: Noun: frequented place. Synonyms:

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of HAUNT | Collins American English Thesaurus

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   Apr 19, 2024 · 1 (verb) in the sense of plague. Definition. to remain in the memory or thoughts of. The memory of his mistakes still haunts him. Synonyms. plague. trouble. obsess. torment. come back to. possess. stay with. recur. beset.