ghosted
SayGOHST-idUS/ˈɡoʊstɪd/UK/ˈɡəʊstɪd/AUS/ˈɡɐʉstɪd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of ghost. Use this form for something that already happened.
She ghosted him after just one awkward date.
He felt hurt after being ghosted by his closest friends.
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- 2Written for someone by an unnamed writer, then published under that person's name.
Like a song where one person sings but someone else wrote all the words.
The ghosted memoir topped the bestseller list, though the celebrity barely wrote a word.
Many fans were upset to learn the book was ghosted.
Similarghostwritten
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ghosted is a form of ghost
ghost, verb: To suddenly stop all contact with someone and give no reason, often to end a relationship. Full entry
- Spelling
- ghost → ghosted: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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