unfriend

verb

un·​friend ˌən-ˈfrend How to pronounce unfriend (audio)
unfriended; unfriending; unfriends

transitive verb

: to remove (someone) from a list of designated friends on a person's social networking website

Examples of unfriend in a Sentence

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Our own Shira Ovide is prepared to unfriend anyone who leaves her a FaceTime voice mail (FaceMail?). Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023 Be sure to hide your friend lists and even temporarily unfriend those who share your last name. Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 1 May 2022 Acquaintances unfriend adherents on Facebook, and in real life, after seeing one too many posts calling NASA a satanic psyop. Kelly Weill, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2022 In those cases, limiting your interactions with those posts through an unfollow or unfriend may be best. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021 See all Example Sentences for unfriend 

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfriend was in 2003

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“Unfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfriend. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

unfriend

verb
un·​friend
ˌən-ˈfrend
: to remove (someone) from a list of designated friends on a person's social networking website
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