haunt

[hawnt, hahnt, hant] / hɔnt, hɑnt, hænt /

NOUN

place for socializing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

gathering place hangout meeting place watering hole

STRONG

abode bar clubhouse cubbyhole den dwelling habitat headquarters home lair locality niche place purlieu range rendezvous resort retreat site

WEAK

living quarters stomping ground trysting place

VERB

visit as a spirit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoy bedevil beset besiege frighten hound inhabit obsess permeate pervade plague terrify terrorize torment trouble weigh on worry

STRONG

agitate agonize appear disquiet dwell float harass harrow hover infest intrude madden manifest materialize molest nettle overrun pester possess rack reappear recur return rise spook tease vex voodoo walk

WEAK

be ever present come back prey on stay with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist calm comfort delight help leave alone make happy please

STRONG

leave soothe

VERB

spend a lot of time at

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affect

STRONG

frequent infest repair resort visit

WEAK

hang about hang around hang out tarry at

Example Sentences

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That could trigger a crash in token prices that could haunt the market for years.

From The Wall Street Journal

Faith and modesty were qualities in all Heynis’s performances, delivered in a plaintive and haunting tone that is not quite like any other.

From The Wall Street Journal

Fourth, a question that has haunted chancelleries for several months: Is the new master of Damascus, Ahmed al-Sharaa, truly a repentant former member of al Qaeda?

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a mistake that would haunt him.

From Literature

The deadly fire which ripped through a bar in Crans-Montana still haunted minds in the Swiss ski resort on Sunday, a month on from the tragedy.

From Barron's

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