Defriend
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛnd
Origin
de- + friend
Full definition of defriend
Verb
- (Internet) To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).
- 2005, Schmitt et al, Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web DesignBut why subject myself and friends to the awkward social construct of being virtually "defriended" because I want to save some space on a Web page?
- 2007, Mia Consalvo, Caroline Haythornthwaite, Internet Research Annual: Volume 4Likewise, the actions of friending or defriending someone send out messages of their own.