Haunting

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  • adjective. Continually recurring to the mind; unforgettable.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The appearance or visitation of disembodied spirits.
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  • verb. Present participle of haunt.
  • noun. A particular instance of haunting; a ghostly habitation.
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  • adjective. continually recurring to the mind
  • adjective. having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect
  • Word Usage
    "In the interest of avoiding such untenable consequences, the notion that a haunting is a condition which can and should be ascertained upon reasonable inspection of the premises is a hobgoblin which should be exorcised from the body of legal precedent and laid quietly to rest ..."
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    haunt