ghosting

noun

ghost·ing ˈgō-stiŋ

Synonyms of ghosting next

: a faint double image on a television screen or other display

also : the formation of such images

Such displays tend to suffer from ghosting, which shows up as extraneous lines on screen. —

Consumer Reports

informal : the act or practice of abruptly cutting off all contact with someone (such as a former romantic partner) usually without explanation by no longer accepting or responding to phone calls, instant messages, etc.

Romeo one minute, where'd he go the next? Ghosting is when you go poof and literally disappear out of someone's life without a word or explanation.—

Samantha Burns

"It's the fear of missing out on the thing, or person, that is coming next. … It may be a little mean, but we're dating; it's not like we're in a relationship," said one anonymous online dater in defense of ghosting.—

Chelsea Frisbie

Examples of ghosting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Dating is now a world of ghosting and situationships, breadcrumbing and lovebombing, catfishing and wokefishing. —

Anne Branigin, Washington Post, 21 July 2024 Live Paper is actually designed to solve some of the weaknesses of E Ink — particularly its slow refresh rate and the ghosting that leaves faint impressions of stuff on the screen for too long. —

David Pierce, The Verge, 20 July 2024 The sunstar rendering fails to blow me away, however, since the tines split apart toward their edges, and ample purple ghosting is present. —

PCMAG, 6 June 2024 With ghosting, the relationship usually has a sense of finality, as the communication is severed indefinitely. —

Dominique Fluker, Essence, 19 Sep. 2023 See all Example Sentences for ghosting

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