English-Italian translations for haunt

• ritrovo
• tormentare
  I talebani possono aver perso il potere, ma il loro spettro continua a tormentare l'Afghanistan. The Taliban may have lost power, but their spirit still haunts Afghanistan.

Definition of haunt

• To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts
• To make uneasy, restless
• To stalk, to follow
• To live habitually; to stay, to remain
• To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to
• To practise; to devote oneself to
• To persist in staying or visiting
• A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout
• A ghost
• A feeding place for animals.''Oxford English Dictionary'', second edition

Examples

• A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house.
• The memory of his past failures haunted him.
• The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere.

Related words

• haunting
• haunted
• haunter
• oliphaunt
• haunted house
• come and go; haunt
• Curve-billed Reedhaunter
• Straight-billed Reedhaunter
• Striped Woodhaunter