1. (

• haunt ,
• obsess ,
• ghost

) haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her" ;

2. (

• obsess ,

) be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight" ;

1. (

• haunted ,
• obsessed ,
• preoccupied ,
• taken_up

) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "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" ;

2. (

• obsessed ,
• possessed

) influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" ;