unfriend

/ˈʌnfɹɛnd/

unfriend noun: one who is not a friend; an enemy.

Noun

unfriend (plural unfriends)

One who is not a friend; an enemy.
- It is even as I suspected, my lord, […] Ye have back-friends, my lord, that is, unfriends—or, to be plain, enemies—about the person of the Prince.1822 May 29, [Walter Scott], chapter IV, in The Fortunes of Nigel. […], volume II (in English), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and...
- I wonder often it has not drawn her out of the grave to come and stand before me, and hear me tell her how I loved her. For, sir, we parted unfriends.1856, Elizabeth Gaskell, The Poor Clare
Synonyms:

nonfriend, non-friend

Verb

UK/ʌnˈfɹɛnd/

unfriend (third-person singular simple present unfriends, present participle unfriending, simple past and past participle unfriended)

(rare) To sever as friends.
- "I hope, sir, that we are not mutually Unfriended by this Difference which hath happened betwixt us."1659, Thomas Fuller, The Appeal of Injured Innocence
(social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website).
- "I asked her why, she said it was because I didn't comment, and I shrugged and said whatever. I didn't unfriend her."2007, Mia Consalvo, Caroline Haythornthwaite, Internet Research Annual: Volume 4
- Without unfriending someone, you can now choose to limit or block (unsubscribe) someone from your newsfeed or choose to see only what Facebook deems as very important.2013, Nils Smith, Social Media Guide for Ministry: What It Is and How to Use It

unfriend meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese

unfriend in Tamil

குழுவிலக்கம்

unfriend in Vietnamese

to remove from one's friends list: huỷ kết bạn

Examples of unfriend in a sentence

Thus many unfriends and some friends of the Capital agree upon the same policy with diverse and contradictory motives[…]1916, William Edwin Chilton, John Downey Works, Fiscal relation between the United States and the District of Columbia:
The unfriend betrays me, ignores me, denies me, breaks me down; the unfriend is against and tries to devour my personhood.1999, Kees Waaijman, John Vriend, The mystical space of Carmel:

Synonyms of unfriend

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Forms of unfriend

Noun
plural	unfriends
alternative form	un-friend
Verb
third-person singular present	unfriends
present participle	unfriending
past participle	unfriended
past	unfriended

Origin of unfriend

From Middle English unfreend, onfrend, equivalent to un- (noun/adjective prefix) + friend. Cognate with Scots unfrend (“unfriend”). Compare Old English unfriþmann, unwine.

From un- (verb prefix) + friend. Compare Dutch ontvrienden (“to unfriend”), German entfreunden (“to unfriend”).

Words formed from unfriend

unfriender

Words that rhyme with unfriend

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Questions about unfriend

What does unfriend mean?: Unfriend means one who is not a friend; an enemy.
What is unfriend in Tamil?: Unfriend in Tamil is குழுவிலக்கம். See Unfriend meaning in Tamil.
How do you use unfriend in a sentence?: Thus many unfriends and some friends of the Capital agree upon the same policy with diverse and contradictory motives[…]
What part of speech is unfriend?: Unfriend can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce unfriend?: Unfriend is pronounced /ˈʌnfɹɛnd/ (UK).
What is the plural of unfriend?: The plural of unfriend is unfriends.

Words near unfriend in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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