Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hard-block

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: hard-block
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

Transitive verb

noun

The act of doing this.

Example Sentences

"And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs."
"Essentially, the users in question would not be prohibited from accessing your profile and tweets like a hard block would trigger. Instead, they will still be able to see your tweets and also send you direct messages. Your presence will be taken off from their news feed."

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

hard-blocks (present, singular) hard-blocking (participle, present) hard-blocked (participle, past) hard-blocked (past) hardblock (alternative) hard block (alternative) hard-blocks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

soft-block

Questions

What does hard-block mean?: To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

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