"misfriend" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: misfriends [present, singular, third-person], misfriending [participle, present], misfriended [participle, past], misfriended [past]
Etymology: From mis- + friend. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mis|friend}} mis- + friend Head templates: {{en-verb}} misfriend (third-person singular simple present misfriends, present participle misfriending, simple past and past participle misfriended)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare, nonstandard) To friend wrongly, incorrectly, or by mistake; be a bad friend to. Tags: intransitive, nonstandard, rare, transitive
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