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deinfluencing

deinfluencing is the present participle and gerund of deinfluence.

Meaning of deinfluence

Verb

deinfluence (third-person singular simple present deinfluences, present participle deinfluencing, simple past and past participle deinfluenced)

  1. (rare, transitive) To free from an influence.
    • […] Rube Goldberg devices by which we could lose friends and deinfluence people […]1948, United States. Congress, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates, page 8793
  2. (neologism, social media) To post material that encourages people to consume less, as the opposite of an influencer.
  3. (neologism, social media) To post material that draws attention to the downsides of a particular product or service and may recommend alternatives.
    • […] she says she makes TikToks telling younger fans not to follow her on to OnlyFans, “deinfluencing” them from becoming a bop (a woman who posts erotic content for money) or a “mattress actress” (an adult content creator).2026 May 28, Amelia Gentleman, “The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Questions about deinfluencing

What is deinfluencing the present participle and gerund of?
Deinfluencing is the present participle and gerund of deinfluence.

Words near deinfluencing in the dictionary

  1. deinfluence
  2. deinfluenced
  3. deinfluencer
  4. deinfluencers
  5. deinfluences
  6. deinfluencing
  7. Deiniolen
  8. deinitialization
  9. deinitialize
  10. deinitialized
  11. deinitializes

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