unfriend

== English == === Alternative forms === un-friend === Etymology 1 === From Middle English unfreend, onfrend, equivalent to un- (noun/adjective prefix) +‎ friend. Cognate with Scots unfrend (“unfriend”). Compare Old English unfriþmann, unwine. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɛnd (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈʌnfɹɛnd/ ==== Noun ==== unfriend (plural unfriends) One who is not a friend; an enemy. Synonyms: nonfriend, non-friend Hyponym: backfriend ===== Related terms ===== unfriendly === Etymology 2 === From un- (verb prefix) +‎ friend. Compare Dutch ontvrienden (“to unfriend”), German entfreunden (“to unfriend”). ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɛnd (UK, US) IPA(key): /ʌnˈfɹɛnd/ ==== Verb ==== unfriend (third-person singular simple present unfriends, present participle unfriending, simple past and past participle unfriended) (rare) To sever as friends. (social media) To defriend; to remove from one's friends list (e.g. on a social networking website). ===== Synonyms ===== defriend ===== Antonyms ===== friend befriend ===== Translations ===== === See also === === Anagrams === reinfund