The difference between Haunt and Nag
When used as nouns, haunt means a place at which one is regularly found, whereas nag means a small horse.
When used as verbs, haunt means to inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts), whereas nag means to continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
check bellow for the other definitions of Haunt and Nag
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Haunt as a verb (transitive):
To inhabit, or visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
Examples:
"A couple of ghosts haunt the old, burnt-down house."
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Haunt as a verb (transitive):
To make uneasy, restless.
Examples:
"The memory of his past failures haunted him."
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Haunt as a verb (transitive):
To stalk, to follow
Examples:
"The policeman haunted him, following him everywhere."
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Haunt as a verb (intransitive, now, rare):
To live habitually; to stay, to remain.
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Haunt as a verb (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
To accustom; habituate; make accustomed to.
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Haunt as a verb (transitive, UK, _, dialectal, Northern England, Scotland):
To practise; to devote oneself to.
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Haunt as a verb (intransitive):
To persist in staying or visiting.
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Haunt as a noun:
A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.
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Haunt as a noun (dialect):
A ghost.
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Haunt as a noun:
A feeding place for animals.
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Nag as a noun:
A small horse; a pony.
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Nag as a noun:
An old useless horse.
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Nag as a noun (obsolete, derogatory):
A paramour.
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Nag as a verb (ambitransitive):
To continuously remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.
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Nag as a verb:
To bother with persistent thoughts or memories.
Examples:
"The notion that he forgot something nagged him the rest of the day."
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Nag as a verb:
To bother or disturb persistently in any way.
Examples:
"a nagging pain in his left knee"
"a nagging north wind"
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Nag as a noun:
Someone or something that nags.
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Nag as a noun:
A repeated complaint or reminder.
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Nag as a noun:
A persistent, bothersome thought or worry