haunt
[verb]
Synonyms:
- plague, obsess, possess, prey on, recur, stay with, torment, trouble, weigh on
[noun]
Synonyms:
- meeting place, hangout (informal), rendezvous, stamping ground

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I. haunt¹ /hɔːnt $ hɒːnt/ verb [transitive not in progressive]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: French; Origin: hanter]

1. if the soul of a dead person haunts a place, it appears there often:
The pub is said to be haunted by the ghost of a former landlord.

2. to make someone worry or make them sad:
Clare was haunted by the fear that her husband was having an affair.

3. to cause problems for someone over a long period of time:
an error that would come back to haunt them for years to come

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II. haunt² noun [countable]
a place that someone likes to go to often
haunt of
The Café Vienna was a favourite haunt of journalists and actors.

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haunt
noun
ADJ. favourite, old, popular, regular, usual | tourist The area was a popular tourist haunt.
VERB + HAUNT go back to, return to, revisit We've been back to some of our old haunts.

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haunt
verb
I. appear as a ghost in a place
ADV. reputedly, supposedly a Norman castle which is reputedly haunted
VERB + HAUNT come back to, return to He said he would come back to haunt her. (figurative) That decision came back to haunt him in later life.

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haunt
II. be always in your mind
ADV. still the great fear that still haunts her
VERB + HAUNT continue to These visions continued to haunt her for many years.

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