unfriended

American

[uhn-fren-did] / ʌnˈfrɛn dɪd /

adjective

without friends; not befriended.

unfriended British

/ ʌnˈfrɛndɪd /

adjective

rare without a friend or friends; friendless

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of unfriended

First recorded in 1505–15; un- ¹ + friend + -ed ³

Example Sentences

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unfriended

Susan’s friends immediately told her about it—before they unfriended and blocked them.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

He later unfriended Deng Xiaoping’s China when it opened up its economy, an act Hoxha regarded as abominable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 30, 2025

"Some of my friends unfriended me because they hold different views. But what I can do? I believe I'm doing a right thing. I want to be a role model for my daughter."

From BBC ● May 15, 2024

I said something to that effect on her post, and then unfriended her.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 5, 2021

Thou beautiful and gentle, as thou cam'st To lorn Endymion, who, in Lemnos once, Lone in the wizard magic of the wild, Wandered a gentle boy, unfriended, sad.

From The Triumph of Music And Other Lyrics by Madison Julius Cawein

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