Definitions for haunted house
haunt·ed house

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1. haunted housenoun

   A house that is believed to be a center for supernatural occurrences or paranormal phenomena.

2. haunted housenoun

   A Halloween amusement attraction in which a building or series of rooms is decorated to frighten the people who pass through the attraction.

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1. Haunted house

   A haunted house, spook house or ghost house in ghostlore is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were otherwise connected with the property. Parapsychologists often attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead who have suffered from violent or tragic events in the building's past such as murder, accidental death, or suicide.In a majority of cases, upon scientific investigation, alternative causes to supernatural phenomenon are found to be at fault, such as hoaxes, environmental effects, hallucinations or confirmation biases. Common symptoms of hauntings, like cold spots and creaking or knocking sounds, can be found in most homes regardless of suspected paranormal presences. People are more likely to experience a haunting when they are about to fall asleep, when waking, if they are intoxicated or sleep deprived. Carbon monoxide poisoning has been cited as a cause of suspected hauntings. If there is an expectation of a preternatural encounter, it is more likely that one will be perceived or reported.

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1. Haunted house

   A haunted house is a house or other building often perceived as being inhabited by disembodied spirits of the deceased who may have been former residents or were familiar with the property. Parapsychologists attribute haunting to the spirits of the dead and the effect of violent or tragic events in the building's past such as murder, accidental death, or suicide. More scientific explanations for the perception that a house is haunted include misinterpreting noises naturally present in structures, waking dreams, suggestibility, and the effect of toxic substances in environments that can cause hallucinations. In a 2005 Gallup poll, 37 percent of Americans, 28 percent of Canadians, and 40 percent of Britons expressed the belief that houses could be "haunted".

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How to pronounce haunted house?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say haunted house in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunted house in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of haunted house in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of haunted house in a Sentence

1. Freddy Guevara:

   Im like the ghost in a haunted house: I cant leave but if you want to come over you can talk to me.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Haunted_House
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haunted_House
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=haunted house