ghost

noun1 of 2

spirit of a dead person, appearing to the living

• “My friend suddenly ghosted me, without any sort of explanation.”Tatoeba
• “It would appear I have an appointment with a ghost.”Tatoeba

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verb2 of 2

To haunt; to appear to in the form of an apparition.