to haunt
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4.9
- verb
- /hɔnt/
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atormentar
- During those first weeks, as Zack lay on life support, the words "What if?" haunted his parents.
- return to haunt
- continue to haunt
- come back to haunt
And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try.
- And I also knew that it would always haunt me if I didn't try.
- And I know that that's still haunts him to this day.
- Some people find that the regret haunts them for years.
- And that's a hangover and it's haunting the Republican Party.
- Like the word potential, I feel like has just haunted me my whole life.
- This has fully haunted me in my dreams.
- These nightmarish things that reappear, that sort of haunt most of my novels.
- If we are awake, this question may haunt us.
- As a result, these weapons will haunt us at least until the end of the century.
- And I think that's why your dreams haunt you.
- And I've spent years trying to figure out why it haunted me so much.
Examples
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I don't sleep well at night because this haunts me daily.
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That that same statement has haunted me forever.
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Years later, it would haunt me, the back of my head.
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Just make sure nothing comes back to haunt us.
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The thought of that haunted me all night.
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The images that confronted him would haunt him for days afterward, every time he closed his eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Some people find that the regret haunts them for years.
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Elise sent me to a place that still haunts my dreams.
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In Fugard's novel, the main character is haunted by a past she can barely stand to recall.
Academic text (2008) -
The memories of that accident continue to haunt him, making it hard to move on.
Synonyms
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7.4
To follow someone secretly to frighten them or to keep appearing in a person's thoughts
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6.0
To follow someone closely and secretly to watch what they do
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8.2
Cause ongoing trouble and confusion for people or things
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9.9
To make someone feel worried or uneasy
To cause someone long worry or pain
To annoy someone again and again with small problems
Antonyms
How Disturbing
Surface Forms
Etymology
A helpful way to remember the mental sense is to think of a memory 'making its home' in your thoughts. The word haunt, from the old root heim meaning 'home', therefore means to keep coming back in your mind and trouble you.