- a variation of unfriend.
defriend
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Time to read Dorian Lynskey’s cultural biography of Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Ministry of Truth, and to defriend Siri.
From The Guardian • Sep. 2, 2019
She drew the line when she caught him with someone else and had her friends defriend him on social media, with which we happily complied.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2017
“If you’re easily offended by personal feelings on certain subject matter, then defriend me,” the comment says.
From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 5, 2014
But if they cross the line to Relentless Self-Promoter — feel free to hide or defriend.
From Time • Jun. 26, 2013
Relationships today can be as transitory as a click of the "defriend" button on Facebook, as superficial as prattling on about your cute kids and clueless boss on some blurry Skype feed.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 11, 2010
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