ಅರ್ಥ : Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle.
Was absolutely obsessed with the girl.
Got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children.
He was taken up in worry for the old woman.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : obsessed, preoccupied, taken up
ಅರ್ಥ : Showing emotional affliction or disquiet.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Her expression became progressively more haunted.
ಅರ್ಥ : Inhabited by or as if by apparitions.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
A haunted house.