ghosted

Verb

ghost (third-person singular simple present ghosts, present participle ghosting, simple past and past participle ghosted)

1. (literary, poetic, transitive) Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
   • since Julius Caesar, / Who at Philippi the good Brutus ghostedc. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
2. (literary, poetic, transitive) To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
   • It spread slowly up from the sea-rim, a welling upwards of pure white light, ghosting the beach with silver and drawing the grey bastions of sandstone out of formless space.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 32
3. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
4. (broadly, figuratively, slang, transitive) To kill (someone).
   • My recommendation: Do me. Don't take the chance that I'll get shiv-happy on your wannabe ass. Ghost me, Riddick. Would if I were you. Though I notice he tried to ghost my ass. When he shot up that stranger instead.2000, Jim Wheat, Ken Wheat, David Twohy, Pitch Black (film)
5. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
   • Whenever a menu or menu item is inappropriate or unavailable for selection, it should be ghosted. Never allow the user to select something that does nothing in response.1991, Amiga User Interface Style Guide, page 76
6. (Internet, broadly, figuratively, transitive) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
   • I'm so untechnical that I once ghosted a registered IRC nick and then tried to identify myself to NickServ with the valid password before actually changing my nick to the aforementioned moniker.2001, Luke, “to leave (vb.): Hurg [OT]”, in alt.games.lucas-arts.monkey-island (Usenet)

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