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Meaning of "unfriend" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNFRIEND

unfriend  [ʌnˈfrɛnd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNFRIEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unfriend is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES UNFRIEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Definition of unfriend in the English dictionary

The definition of unfriend in the dictionary is an enemy.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNFRIEND


attend
əˈtɛnd
befriend
bɪˈfrɛnd
bend
bɛnd
blend
blɛnd
boyfriend
ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd
countertrend
ˈkaʊntəˌtrɛnd
defriend
diːˈfrɛnd
depend
dɪˈpɛnd
end
ɛnd
extend
ɪkˈstɛnd
friend
frɛnd
girlfriend
ˈɡɜːlˌfrɛnd
pretend
prɪˈtɛnd
recommend
ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd
rend
rɛnd
send
sɛnd
spend
spɛnd
tend
tɛnd
trend
trɛnd
weekend
ˌwiːkˈɛnd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNFRIEND

unfree
unfreedom
unfreeman
unfreeze
unfreezing
unfrequent
unfrequented
unfrequently
unfretted
unfriended
unfriendedness
unfriendlier
unfriendliest
unfriendlily
unfriendliness
unfriendly
unfriendship
unfrighted
unfrightened
unfrivolous

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNFRIEND

archfiend
best friend
bosom friend
dope fiend
faciend
fair-weather friend
false friend
family friend
fiend
four-legged friend
furry friend
lady friend
litigation friend
next friend
pen friend
personal friend
school friend
sex fiend
the Fiend
woman friend

Synonyms and antonyms of unfriend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unfriend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNFRIEND

Find out the translation of unfriend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unfriend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unfriend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

解除好友关系
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Unfriend
570 millions of speakers

English

unfriend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unfriend
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

unfriend
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Unfriend
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unfriend
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনফ্রেন্ড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unfriend
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unfriend
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unfriend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

unfriend
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

unfriend
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unfriend
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

unfriend
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புறக்கணிக்க
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मित्रत्वाचा नसलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

unfriend
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Unfriend
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Unfriend
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Unfriend
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Unfriend
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unfriend
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

unfriend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

unfriend
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Unfriend
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unfriend

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFRIEND»

The term «unfriend» is very widely used and occupies the 21.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of unfriend
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «unfriend».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNFRIEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unfriend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unfriend» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unfriend

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNFRIEND»

Discover the use of unfriend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unfriend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unfriend Yourself: Three Days to Detox, Discern, and Decide ...
This book will guide you in evaluating your fast by asking challenging questions such as: What happens when I broadcast myself on the Internet? Do I see a difference between my interactions on social media and my interactions face-to-face?
Kyle Tennant, 2011
2
Unfriend
Mona is busy but content with her mundane life as a mother and nurse.
Marissa Slaven, 2011
3
Melodies of the Heart
You tell me you love me You tell me you want me Then send me a text Telling me that it's over You say we can be friends But then you unfriend me As if I never meant Anything to you baby It's so easy for you to just let me go With a click of a ...
Lena Kovadlo
4
Interchange Level 3 Student's Book A with Self-study DVD-ROM
When you have a personal relationship, you know / don't know someone well. lfyou dump people you know, you friend / unfriend them. You might do something drastic when you feel easygoing / strongly about it. When you eliminate someone  ...
Jack C. Richards, 2012
5
Facebook For Dummies
Youcan unfriend just like you friend people. To unfriendsomeone,dothe following: 1. Go totheperson's Timeline. 2. Click theFriends button. A menu appears thatisforassigning people to Friend Lists. Thelast itemin this list is Unfriend. 3. Click the ...
Carolyn Abram, 2013
6
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Facebook
Unfriend People on Facebook I fyou want to end a Facebook friendship, you can select the Unfriend option from the Friends menu wherever a friend is mentioned on Facebook. This can be on your news feed, timeline, or within your friend list ...
Ben Harvell, 2012
7
Interchange Level 3 Teacher's Edition with Assessment Audio ...
When you have a personal relationship, you know / don't know someone Well. lfyou dump people you know, you friend / unfriend them. You might do something drastic when you feel easygoing / strongly about it. When you eliminate someone  ...
Jack C. Richards, 2012
8
Interchange Level 3 Full Contact A with Self-study DVD-ROM
When you have a personal relationship, you know / don't know someone well. lfyou dump people you know, you friend / unfriend them. You might do something drastic when you feel easygoing / strongly about it. When you eliminate someone  ...
Jack C. Richards, 2012
9
Unfriending My Ex: And Other Things I'll Never Do
It is definitely okay to unfriend someoneyouno longer feel comfortable being connected with.” I agree withEmily.Infact, I think we should have an annual celebration of unfriending the people whose activitieswe wish wewereno longer privy to on ...
Kim Stolz, 2014
10
Viewpoint Level 1 Teacher's Edition with Assessment Audio ...
How often do you edit your list and “unfriend” people? Have a short class discussion to answer these questions. A 0 Preview and do the task Write on the board: How would youfeel ifsomeone “unfriended” you? (e.g., angry, hurt, insulted, upset ...
Michael McCarthy, Jeanne McCarten, Helen Sandiford, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNFRIEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unfriend is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Facebook users warned against 'Unfriend Alert' app which might …
Be careful while downloading apps as some of them may steal your data, say experts. Recently, an app, Unfriend Alert – that alerts you when someone ... «Firstpost, Jun 15»
2
5 types of people you should unfriend
(CNN) We all have them: Old classmates, distant relatives or obnoxious co-workers, filling our social feeds with posts about people we don't know or barely ... «CNN, Nov 14»
3
How to Declutter Your Facebook Friends List in Seconds a Day
Did I just unfriend you? I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. But I'm not sorry I did it. In fact, I did you a favor. I'm on a Facebook cleanse, and it's making me fall back in ... «Slate Magazine, May 14»
4
Facebook Users Most Likely to Unfriend High School Pals
"We found that people often unfriend co-workers for their actions in the real world rather than anything they post on Facebook," Sibona said. A second study by ... «PC Magazine, Apr 14»
5
Teacher, 79, quits after refusing to unfriend pupils on Facebook
However, Thebarge had begun to unfriend students then, as the Union Leader reports, changed her mind. It's an understandable rule. However, Thebarge is 79 ... «CNET, Apr 14»
6
You Can Find Out Who Unfriended You On Facebook (But Would …
Unfriend Notify sounds pretty handy, but you might want to use it sparingly. You may not like what you see, and sending the de-friendee a screen grab of their ... «Refinery29, Mar 14»
7
Filipino film 'UnFRIEND' highlights power of social media
Unfriend” vividly portrays life in the Philippines, where poverty forces millions to work abroad, and cheap phones and free WiFi make social media all-pervasive. «Raw Story, Feb 14»
8
Revisiting reasons to 'unfriend' on Facebook's 10th anniversary
Five years ago, Oxford Dictionaries selected 'unfriend' as Word of the Year. At the time, we also shared reasons why people unfriend someone on Facebook. «OUPblog, Feb 14»
9
Unfriend Notify for Facebook Sends an Alert When You Lose a Pal
Chrome/Firefox: Want to find out how someone unfriends you on Facebook? One way is to use Social Fixer, but that extension has a lot of other features and ... «Lifehacker, Jan 14»
10
I unfriend thee! Facebook jargon traced to thirteenth century
The word 'unfriend', an option to dump a friend on social networking website Facebook by clicking a button, was first used as a noun as far back as 1275. «Daily Mail, Aug 13»

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