"ghostee" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2019 March 11, Vinita Mehta, “The Anatomy of Ghosting”, in Psychology Today, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2025:",
          "text": "Now, a new study led by Leah LeFebvre of the University of Alabama sought to shed scientific light on this phenomenon, to help demystify why and how ghosters choose to end a relationship in this manner, and how ghostees experience this method of relationship dissolution. […] This theme refers to the ghoster’s disinterest in the ghostee as a result of the latter’s antagonistic behavior.",
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          "text": "The damage to the recipient — who I will now refer to as the ghostee — is fairly clear.",
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