defriend
verb/ˌdiːˈfrend/
/ˌdiːˈfrend/
(also unfriend)
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they defriend | /ˌdiːˈfrend/ /ˌdiːˈfrend/ |
| he / she / it defriends | /ˌdiːˈfrendz/ /ˌdiːˈfrendz/ |
| past simple defriended | /ˌdiːˈfrendɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfrendɪd/ |
| past participle defriended | /ˌdiːˈfrendɪd/ /ˌdiːˈfrendɪd/ |
| -ing form defriending | /ˌdiːˈfrendɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfrendɪŋ/ |
- to remove somebody from a list of friends or contacts on social media
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