unfriend
verb
un·friend
ˌən-ˈfrend 
unfriended; unfriending; unfriends
: 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?).
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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
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
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
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
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“Unfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfriend. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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