hauntedness
State of being possessed
Hauntedness is the quality of being haunted—whether literally, as a place troubled by ghosts, or figuratively, as a person troubled by memories or regret.
The word usually describes an atmosphere or expression: the hauntedness of her eyes, a hauntedness that pervaded the old house.
It suggests something that lingers and won't let go.
Beyond scientific explanation
- seanceRitual to contact spirits
- mediumMiddle size or state
- exorcismRitual to expel demons
- possessionState of owning
psychic · ectoplasm · spiritualism · necromancy · clairvoyance · premonition · channeling · occult
Lasting psychological wound
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- guiltMoral self-reproach
torment · anguish · melancholy · lingering · intrusive · recurring · unresolved · repressed
Disturbingly strange
- spookyUnsettlingly strange
- creepyDisturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
foreboding · chilling · sinister · macabre · gothic · mysterious · shadowy · gloomy
Apparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
- wraithSpectral apparition of someone
shade · revenant · poltergeist · banshee · spirit · presence · manifestation · entity
paranormal
Beyond scientific explanation
possession · psychic · ectoplasm · spiritualism · necromancy · clairvoyance · premonition · channeling · occult · summoning
trauma
Lasting psychological wound
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
guilt · torment · anguish · melancholy · lingering · intrusive · recurring · unresolved · repressed · disturbed
eerie
Disturbingly strange
ominous · foreboding · chilling · sinister · macabre · gothic · mysterious · shadowy · gloomy · dreadful
ghost
Apparition of the dead
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- phantomInsubstantial apparition
- specterGhostly threatening presence
wraith · shade · revenant · poltergeist · banshee · spirit · presence · manifestation · entity · visitant
hauntednessblessedness
State of spiritual grace
sanctity · holiness · consecration · sacredness · hallowedness
hauntednesspeacefulness
State of quiet tranquility
serenity · tranquility · warmth · coziness · cheerfulness
hauntednesspeace of mind
State without anxiety
freedom · release · equanimity · closure · contentment
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