unfriend

verb

un·friend ˌən-ˈfrend

unfriended; unfriending; unfriends

transitive verb

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web 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 Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said today is the day to unfriend them. —

Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021 Some had gone so far as to unfriend people who seemed particularly clueless. —

Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2021 People are very loath to actually unfriend or stop following a person altogether. —

Megan Marples, CNN, 26 Feb. 2021 While some people choose to take a social media hiatus and delete apps, others might just unfriend people who have different political views. —

USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2021 Ewell's alleged post, a screenshot of which was originally reported in The Virginian-Pilot newspaper, implored any Facebook friends who may have voted for Biden or are Democrats to unfriend him on the social media platform. —

Alec Snyder And Jonathan Kubiak, CNN, 17 Nov. 2020 See More

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