unfriend

American  

[uhn-frend] / ʌnˈfrɛnd /

Sometimes defriend

verb (used with object)

1. to remove (a person) from one's list of friends, or contacts, on a social media website.

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Etymology

Origin of unfriend

2005–10; un- ² + friend (in the sense “to add to one's list of contacts”)

Example Sentences

“I also have those type of people in my social media circle and quite frankly, I press X, hide, because I don’t want to see it. But I don’t unfriend them,” she said.

From Slate

I’m afraid it’ll embarrass him and could cause him to become defensive or even unfriend me.

From Washington Post

“We will shout opinions across the internet, and we will unfriend those who make us upset. There will be memorials, and vigils, and thoughts and prayers. We have done this before.”

From New York Times

Unfriend her, block her or hide all of her posts on Facebook.

From Washington Post

It turns out, you can customize your Facebook feed so you don’t have to see their posts without needing to unfriend anybody.

From The Verge

Related Words

• block
• unfollow