Disfriend: meaning, definitions and examples
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disfriend
[ dɪsˈfrɛnd ]
social media
To 'disfriend' someone means to remove them from your list of friends on a social networking site or app. It is typically an action taken by one user against another, resulting in the severing of an online friendship.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She decided to disfriend him after their argument.
- He disfriended several users who were spreading negativity.
- It's easy to disfriend someone with just a click.
- After the fallout, they disfriended each other online.
Translations
Translations of the word "disfriend" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desamigar
🇮🇳 दुश्मन बनाना
🇩🇪 Freundschaft beenden
🇮🇩 memutuskan pertemanan
🇺🇦 позбавити дружби
🇵🇱 zrywać przyjaźń
🇯🇵 友達をやめる
🇫🇷 rompre l'amitié
🇪🇸 terminar la amistad
🇹🇷 arkadaşlığı sona erdirmek
🇰🇷 친구 관계를 끊다
🇸🇦 إنهاء الصداقة
🇨🇿 ukončit přátelství
🇸🇰 ukončiť priateľstvo
🇨🇳 断绝友谊
🇸🇮 prekinitev prijateljstva
🇮🇸 enda vináttu
🇰🇿 достықты тоқтату
🇬🇪 მეგობრობის შეწყვეტა
🇦🇿 dostluğu bitirmək
🇲🇽 terminar la amistad
Etymology
The term 'disfriend' emerged in the early 2000s, coinciding with the rise of social networking platforms like MySpace and Facebook, which featured the concept of 'friends' online. The prefix 'dis-' suggests a removal or negation, which has been a common linguistic feature in English to convey the opposite action of a verb. It follows in the tradition of similar formations, such as 'disconnect' or 'disassociate'. The action of unfriending has become more prevalent as the social dynamics of online interactions evolved; users began to curate their online presence more carefully, opting to manage their friendships actively. As internet culture grew, terms like 'unfriend' became more popular and entered common parlance, leading to 'disfriend' being understood similarly, if not interchangably. The phenomenon reflects a broader shift in how personal relationships are maintained and dissolved in the digital age, emphasizing the transient nature of online connections.