unfriended

[ uhn-fren-did ]

/ ʌnˈfrɛn dɪd /

adjective

without friends; not befriended.

Nearby words

unfranked income, unfree, unfreeze, unfrequented, unfriend, unfriended, unfriendly, unfrock, unfroze, unfruitful, unfulfilled

Origin of unfriended

First recorded in 1505–15; un-¹ + friend + -ed³

Definition for unfriended (2 of 2)

unfriend

[ uhn-frend ]

/ ʌnˈfrɛnd /

verb (used with object)

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

Sometimes de·friend [dee-frend] /diˈfrɛnd/,

Origin of unfriend

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

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Examples from the Web for unfriended

Eight percent have blocked, unfriended or hidden someone because they argued about politics with someone the user knows.
Unfriending Over Politics|Howard Kurtz|March 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"Let no unfriended son of genius despair," exclaims Carlyle.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume XIII|John Lord
He would never have courage to confront the unknown dangers of a new life, unloved, unknown, unfriended.
The Hero|William Somerset Maugham
But he left her to brood over his ingratitude, and she suffered him to go heavy and unfriended to meet the chances of the day.
The March Family Trilogy, Complete|William Dean Howells

What boast is there for the civilization that refines away the unconscious heroism of the unfriended poor?
Dr. Sevier|George W. Cable
Tom noticed this, and it strongly inclined his sympathies toward her in her perilous and unfriended situation.
The Prince and The Pauper, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for unfriended

unfriended

/ (ʌnˈfrɛndɪd) /

adjective

rare without a friend or friends; friendless

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Word Origin and History for unfriended

unfriend

in the Facebook sense, attested from November 2007, from un- (1) "not" + friend. Related: Unfriended; unfriending. A noun unfriend "enemy" is recorded from late 13c., chiefly in Scottish, and was still in use in the 19th century.