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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’s when the specter of penalty shootouts past returned to haunt the Azzurri all at once.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

After that, Arsenal's game of percentages came back to haunt them.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

These comments will probably come back to haunt her in the election campaign.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

Others are creating histories that will come to haunt them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The ghost of the tennis ball is coming to haunt the man.

From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez

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