To save this word, you'll need to log in.
un·fol·low | \ ˌən-ˈfä-lō 
\
\unfollowed; unfollowing; unfollows
Definition of unfollow
: to stop subscribing to the feed of (someone or something) on social media : to stop following — see follow entry 1 sense 8e I had to recently defriend on Facebook and unfollow on Twitter several men and women for this very reason.— Emma Barnett In three simple steps, here's how to make someone unfollow you on Instagram without blocking them or risking them noticing.— Kaitlyn Wylde
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on unfollow
What made you want to look up unfollow? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Words for Summer: A Quiz
- Which of the following words means “of or relating to summer”?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
- Words for Summer: A Quiz
Test your knowledge of words related to the season of longer days and vacations.
Take the quiz - A More Exception(al) Quiz
Which of these things doesn't belong?
Take the quiz - Spell It
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
Take the quiz - Add Diction
Build a chain of words by adding one letter at a time.
Play the game
Share unfollow
Time Traveler for unfollow
The first known use of unfollow was in 2008
See more words from the same year