come back to haunt

A form of come back to bite — To cause problems for one at a later time.

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Meanings

verbcome back to haunt (third-person singular simple present comes back to haunt, present participle coming back to haunt, simple past came back to haunt, past participle come back to haunt)

present singular third person comes back to haunt · participle present coming back to haunt · past came back to haunt

  1. alternativeAlternative form of come back to bite.
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come back to haunt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20to%20haunt

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“come back to haunt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20to%20haunt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come back to haunt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20back%20to%20haunt.

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