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I was adopting an Ethiopian child, that's not true. My house was haunted, that wasn't true. God, there's been so many rumours.
Adele

Meaning of "haunted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HAUNTED

haunted  [ˈhɔːntɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HAUNTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Haunted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HAUNTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of haunted in the English dictionary

The definition of haunted in the dictionary is frequented or visited by ghosts. Other definition of haunted is obsessed or worried.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HAUNTED


appointed
əˈpɔɪntɪd
daunted
ˈdɔːntɪd
disappointed
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪd
disenchanted
ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd
enchanted
ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd
granted
ˈɡrɑːntɪd
hand-painted
ˈhændˌpeɪntɪd
hunted
ˈhʌntɪd
mounted
ˈmaʊntɪd
painted
ˈpeɪntɪd
pointed
ˈpɔɪntɪd
printed
ˈprɪntɪd
talented
ˈtæləntɪd
undaunted
ʌnˈdɔːntɪd
unenchanted
ˌʌnɪnˈtʃɑːntɪd
unhaunted
ʌnˈhɔːntɪd
unplanted
ʌnˈplɑːntɪd
unwanted
ʌnˈwɒntɪd
vaunted
ˈvɔːntɪd
wanted
ˈwɒntɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HAUNTED

haulage contractor
haulage firm
hauler
haulier
haulm
haulmy
haun
haunch
haunch bone
haunched
haunt
haunter
haunting
hauntingly
Hauptmann
Hauraki Gulf
hauriant
Hausa
hausen
hausfrau

WORDS THAT END LIKE HAUNTED

accented
augmented
cover-mounted
munted
patented
rear-mounted
runted
scented
stunted
take for granted
tinted
unaccounted
unblunted
uncounted
unhunted
unmounted
unprinted
unrecounted
wall-mounted
warranted

Synonyms and antonyms of haunted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HAUNTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «haunted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of haunted

Translation of «haunted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HAUNTED

Find out the translation of haunted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of haunted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «haunted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闹鬼的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

embrujado
570 millions of speakers

English

haunted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अड्डा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَكَانٌ يَتَرَدَّدُ عَلَيْهِ شَبَحٌ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

с привидениями
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ódio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভুতুড়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hanté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dihantui
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Spuk-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

幽霊が出没する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

유령이 나오는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngguyu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ma ám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பேய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झपाटलेल्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lanetli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stregato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nawiedzany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

населений привидами
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bântuit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στοιχειωμένος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spookhuis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hemsökt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hjemsøkt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of haunted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HAUNTED»

The term «haunted» is very widely used and occupies the 13.823 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HAUNTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about haunted

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10 QUOTES WITH «HAUNTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word haunted.
1
Adele
I was adopting an Ethiopian child, that's not true. My house was haunted, that wasn't true. God, there's been so many rumours.
2
Matthew Tobin Anderson
I can't tell you how irritating it is to be an atheist in a haunted house.
3
Julianna Baggott
While I was in college becoming a good Catholic I was also becoming a writer - one haunted by Catholicism.
4
Stephen Vincent Benet
Dreaming men are haunted men.
5
Algernon H. Blackwood
It is, alas, chiefly the evil emotions that are able to leave their photographs on surrounding scenes and objects and whoever heard of a place haunted by a noble deed, or of beautiful and lovely ghosts revisiting the glimpses of the moon?
6
Daniel J. Boorstin
We suffer primarily not from our vices or our weaknesses, but from our illusions. We are haunted, not by reality, but by those images we have put in their place.
7
Nicholas Brendon
No one escapes being haunted by something that absolutely terrifies them to the core, but very few feel it's okay to admit what it is that haunts us.
8
Claire Cameron
I was haunted by a bear attack that happened in Algonquin Park in 1991. The problem was that I don't believe in ghosts, so that ruled out an exorcism. My other choice was to start writing.
9
Katie Chang
I went to a haunted house once, and I don't do well in situations like that, and I've lived my entire life not being scared or anything.
10
Stephen Colletti
I'm the type of guy if there's a haunted hotel in town, I'm staying there and will stay up all night waiting to get the crap scared out of me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HAUNTED»

Discover the use of haunted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to haunted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Haunted
And the more desperate the circumstances become, the more desperate the stories they tell - and the more devious their machinations to make themselves the hero of the inevitable play/movie/non-fiction blockbuster that will certainly be made ...
Chuck Palahniuk, 2011
2
Haunted Media: Electronic Presence from Telegraphy to Television
"Death, desire and distance are Jeffrey Sconce's companions in this truly spooky journey through the 'troubling afterlife of modernity.
Jeffrey Sconce, 2000
3
Haunted: The Incredible True Story of a Canadian Family's ...
Shortly after the Williams family moved into a Victorian home, strange things began to happen.
Dorah L. Williams, 2002
4
Haunted
ATAC Briefing for Agents Frank and Joe Hardy: Special Paranormal Operation MISSION: Investigate possible supernatural disturbances at the Undercliff House of Detention, formerly an insane asylum in the 1800s.
Franklin W. Dixon, 2008
5
A Haunted Love Story
A Haunted Love Story is two tales in one: a modern family's attempt to embrace their strange, spirit-inhabited home and a vintage love affair kept secret for six decades.
Mark Spencer, 2012
6
Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
"A glorious book . . . A spirited defense of science . . . From the first page to the last, this book is a manifesto for clear thought." *Los Angeles Times "POWERFUL . . . A stirring defense of informed rationality. . .
Carl Sagan, 2011
7
Haunted: contemporary photography, video, performance
Edited by Jennifer Blessing, Nat Trotman. Text by Jennifer Blessing, Peggy Phelan, Lisa Saltzman, Nancy Spector, Nat Trotman.
Jennifer Blessing, Nat Trotman, Peggy Phelan, 2010
8
Haunted Houses: The Unsolved Mystery
"Presents the mystery of haunted houses, including current theories and famous examples"--Provided by publisher.
Lisa Wade McCormick, 2009
9
The Haunted Castle
When his Uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout invites the Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise, a reluctant Geronimo Stilton accompanies Thea, Trap and Benjamin on a journey that proves more spooky than expected.
Geronimo Stilton, 2011
10
The Haunted Screen: Expressionism in the German Cinema and ...
This book demonstrates the connection between German Romanticism and the cinema through Expressionist writings.
Lotte H. Eisner, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HAUNTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term haunted is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Squeeze: Haunted hotels, workouts and charity - Denver Broncos
In addition to it's haunted history - the Stanley Hotel was also a filming location for Dumb and Dumber, posing as the fictional "Hotel Danbury.". «DenverBroncos.com, Jul 15»
2
Mexico's president is being haunted by his own words
nieto REUTERS/Thibault Camus/PoolMexican President Enrique Peña Nieto at a welcoming ceremony at the Hotel National des Invalides in ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
3
Audition To Be A Ghoul At 13th Floor Haunted House | Blogs | San …
in to be a monster at one of the top haunts in the country, the 13th Floor Haunted House. All actors must at least 16-years-old and come ... «San Antonio Current, Jul 15»
4
Harold the Haunted Doll Is Terrifying - First to Know
WATCH: Harold the Haunted Doll Is Terrifying. July 13, 2015. By FTK Editors. It was 2003 when a man visited a flea market like any other flea market. He saw a ... «First to Know, Jul 15»
5
Haunted nights become haunting stories for teen writer
Haunted nights become haunting stories for teen writer Writing and keeping a journal gives her a creative outlet to fill the void. Check out this ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
6
Group pushing show based on a haunted Mohave County
In fact, ghosts drive the Route 66 Paranormal Investigators to do what they do. The group is a ghost-investigation team comprised of Ray ... «Kdminer, Jul 15»
7
Letter: I'm a veteran haunted by the booms
I am one of those combat veterans that a couple of your readers were talking about ("Cool the fireworks," July 7 and "Stop before you start," July ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Jul 15»
8
Heroes of the Storm gets haunted by King Leoric today | Shacknews
The latest piece of the Eternal Conflict puzzle has hit Heroes of the Storm today with the arrival of the mad King Leoric. Heroes of the Storm is ... «Shacknews, Jul 15»
9
Melvyn Bragg reveals he is haunted by guilt over the suicide of first …
6. View comments. Melvyn Bragg has revealed that he is still haunted by the death of his first wife, who killed herself more than 40 years ago. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
10
L.A.'s Haunted Hayride Travels to New York City! - Dread Central
One of the coolest things you can do during October in the city of angels is check out the yearly Haunted Hayride attraction. That being said, it's ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»

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