Ghost

Pronunciation: /ˈɡoʊst/

Ghost (noun)

  1. a spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see or feel
  2. a faint image or memory of something that is no longer present
  3. an unreal or imagined presence that seems to exist but is not real

Examples

  • Some people claim to have seen a ghost in the old house.
  • The ghost haunted the castle for centuries.

Common collocations: see a ghost, haunted by a ghost, ghost story, ghost of a smile, ghost image

Ghost (verb)

  1. to suddenly stop communicating with someone without explanation

Examples

  • He decided to ghost her after the argument.
  • She felt hurt when her friend ghosted her.

Synonyms of Ghost

Neutral

Informal