unfriend

verb

un·​friend ˌən-ˈfrend How to pronounce unfriend (audio)
unfriended; unfriending; unfriends

transitive verb

: 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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Just wanted to let everybody know to go out there and unfriend this person. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 15 Apr. 2025 Our own Shira Ovide is prepared to unfriend anyone who leaves her a FaceTime voice mail (FaceMail?). Heather Kelly, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023 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 Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel said today is the day to unfriend them. Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 Nov. 2021 See All Example Sentences for unfriend

Word History

First Known Use

2003, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unfriend was in 2003

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“Unfriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfriend. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

unfriend

verb
un·​friend
ˌən-ˈfrend
: to remove (someone) from a list of designated friends on a person's social networking website
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