haunt
US /hɔnt, hɑnt/
・UK /hɔ:nt/
B2
verb
- To remain in the mind causing worry, sadness, pain
- (Of ghosts, etc.) to stay in a place after death
- To stay with you in the future and cause problems
noun
- Place that a person repeatedly goes to or visits
- A place frequented by a ghost
- A place that someone visits often
other
- To appear in a place repeatedly
- To trouble or plague someone's mind
Examples
These visions continued to haunt her for many years.
a Norman castle which is reputedly haunted