haunted definition

1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
• examples: became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle
• examples: was absolutely obsessed with the girl
• examples: got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children
• examples: he was taken up in worry for the old woman
2. showing emotional affliction or disquiet
• examples: her expression became progressively more haunted
3. inhabited by or as if by apparitions
• examples: a haunted house