Synonyms of 'haunted' in British English
1 (adjective)
Definition
(of a place) frequented or visited by ghosts
a haunted castle
2 (adjective)
Definition
(of a person) obsessed or worried
She looked so haunted, I almost didn't recognise her.
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in the sense of cursed
Definition
under a curse
The whole family seemed cursed.
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under a curse,
jinxed,
bedevilled,
fey (Scottish),
unsanctified,
ill-fatedin the sense of eerie
Definition
strange and frightening
An eerie silence settled over the forest.
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eldritch (poetic),
preternaturalin the sense of ghostly
Definition
frightening in appearance or effect
The moon shed a ghostly light on the fields.
Synonyms
eldritch (poetic),
wraithlike
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