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Can a person be haunted by a ghost? Sun Feb 24, 2008 21:37 pm  Can a person be haunted by a ghost?
 

Hi

Could you please tell me if a person could be haunted by a ghost? I have seen many movies where a ghost visits a person regularly and "takes control of him/her". Let's say the movie 'exorcist'.

So, how should I say this:

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In Exorcist the chaild was ________ by a ghost.

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Can a person be haunted by a ghost? Mon Feb 25, 2008 9:42 am  Can a person be haunted by a ghost?
 

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I think the word you're looking for is 'possessed', Tom. That certainly fits The Exorcist anyway.

A person can be haunted by traumatic memories, for example.
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Can a person be haunted by a ghost? Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:10 am  Can a person be haunted by a ghost?
 

Hi Tom,

It's child, by the way. Places are usually said to be haunted by ghosts. When we use 'haunt' for people, it's in a slightly different way. You can say: He is constantly haunted by bad memories/experiences he had when he served as a soldier.
In other words he can't get these thoughts out of his mind.

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