unfriend
verb/ˌʌnˈfrend/
/ˌʌnˈfrend/
(also defriend)
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they unfriend | /ˌʌnˈfrend/ /ˌʌnˈfrend/ |
| he / she / it unfriends | /ˌʌnˈfrendz/ /ˌʌnˈfrendz/ |
| past simple unfriended | /ˌʌnˈfrendɪd/ /ˌʌnˈfrendɪd/ |
| past participle unfriended | /ˌʌnˈfrendɪd/ /ˌʌnˈfrendɪd/ |
| -ing form unfriending | /ˌʌnˈfrendɪŋ/ /ˌʌnˈfrendɪŋ/ |
- unfriend (somebody) to remove somebody from a list of friends or contacts on social media
- If a Facebook friend suddenly becomes your boss, do you unfriend them?
- Young adults are more likely to unfriend.
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