"defriend" meaning in All languages combined

See defriend on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-defriend.wav Forms: defriends [present, singular, third-person], defriending [participle, present], defriended [participle, past], defriended [past]
Rhymes: -ɛnd Etymology: From de- + friend. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|de-|friend}} de- + friend Head templates: {{en-verb}} defriend (third-person singular simple present defriends, present participle defriending, simple past and past participle defriended)
  1. (social media, uncommon) To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website). Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Social media Synonyms: unfriend [common]

Inflected forms

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