B2verbemotionspsychology
US/hɔːnt/
UK/hɔːnt/
to appear again and again in a place or in your mind, causing fear or sadness
In context
Local people say a ghost haunts the old hotel at night.
The memory of the accident haunted him for years.
She was haunted by the fear that she had made the wrong choice.
Words that go with haunt
verb + noun
- haunt my dreamsThe image still haunts my dreams.
- haunt a houseLegend says a woman haunts the house on the hill.
- haunt the memoryThe scene will haunt the memory of everyone who saw it.
verb + preposition
- be haunted by the pastHe was haunted by the past and could not sleep.
- haunt someone for yearsThe mistake haunted her for years.
verb + adverb
- haunt someone foreverThe mistake will haunt him forever.