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- The practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication. Oxford dictionary
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- It’s normal to feel angry, hurt, ashamed, or embarrassed in a ghosting situation. - The Date Mix by
- In reality, ghosting is having a material impact on users’ experience and ultimately their perception of online dating, both of which make it a threat to the industry - Forbes.com by
- As Masini explains, when someone ghosts you, they expect you to try and get in contact with them, so rather than play into their expectations, give them a good dose of ghosting back, all the while staying on the periphery of their radar via social media. - elite daily by
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Publié par Radio-Canada le 11 juillet 2018 : "Traduction maison de l'expression anglophone « ghosting ». Rompre le contact avec une personne avec qui l'on entretient en général (mais pas que) une relation romantique, en arrêtant de donner des nouvelles. [...]" Radio-Canada - by Katia Primeau
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Publié par Radio-Canada le 11 juillet 2018 :
"De nombreuses rumeurs circulent depuis 2015 voulant que l’actrice Charlize Theron ait « spectrifié » Sean Penn, son copain de l’époque, à la suite d’une dispute dont le sujet a été longuement motif de spéculations pour les médias à potins." - Radio-Canada by Katia Primeau
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