ghosting

incontável

A noun referring to the practice of suddenly ending all communication with someone without explanation, typically in a social or dating context.

• 🇵🇹Prática de encerrar abruptamente todo contato com alguém, sem explicação ou aviso, geralmente em contextos sociais ou de relacionamento. Também pode se referir ao ato de desaparecer de forma intencional, evitando qualquer comunicação.

1. Abruptly ending communication B2 informal

   The practice of suddenly ending all communication with someone without explanation, especially in a romantic or social context.

   • She was upset after experiencing ghosting from her date.
   • Ghosting is considered rude in modern dating culture.
   • He stopped replying to her messages, which is a classic case of ghosting.

   🇵🇹Fantasma

   Sinônimos: disappearingsilent treatmentvanishing

   Antônimos: communicationcontactengagement

2. Disappearing from a situation B2 informal

   The act of leaving a place or situation quietly and without notice.

   • He pulled a ghosting at the party and left without saying goodbye.
   • Ghosting from work responsibilities can cause problems for the team.
   • She is known for ghosting her friends when she feels overwhelmed.

   🇵🇹Desaparecimento

   Sinônimos: disappearingvanishing

• ghostings plural form
• ghostings' possessive plural form
• ghosting's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to abruptly cut off all communication with someone, especially in a social or dating context, without explanation.

• 🇵🇹Verbo que significa cortar todo contato com alguém de repente, sem explicação, especialmente em contextos sociais ou de relacionamento.

1. To disappear or vanish B2 informal

   To suddenly stop all communication with someone without explanation, especially in a romantic or social context.

   • He ghosted her after three dates.
   • She ghosted her friend after the argument.
   • I hate it when people ghost you without any reason.

   🇵🇹Dar ghost

   Sinônimos: disappearvanish

2. To haunt or appear as a ghost C1 formal

   To appear as a ghost or spirit, often to haunt a place or person.

   • The old castle is said to be ghosted by a former king.
   • She claimed to have ghosted through the hallway at midnight.
   • The legend says the spirit ghosts the forest every full moon.

   🇵🇹Aparecer como fantasma

   Sinônimos: hauntspook

• ghosted past participle
• ghosted past simple
• ghosting present participle
• ghosts third person singular