the spirit of a dead person that a living person believes they can see or hear

the memory of something, especially something bad

The ghost of anti-Semitism still haunts Europe.

a very slight amount of something that is left behind or that you are not sure really exists

There was a ghost of a smile on his face.

You don't have a ghost of a chance .

a second image on a television screen that is not as clear as the first, caused by a fault

to write a book, an article, etc. for another person who publishes it as their own work

They ghosted up the smooth waters of the river.

to suddenly stop all communication with somebody, usually online, in order to end a relationship

After three dates, she ghosted me.

When you're ghosted, it's difficult, because you may hang on to false hope.

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