Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defriend

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: de-friend
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).

Example Sentences

"2005, Schmitt et al, Professional CSS: Cascading Style Sheets for Web Design But 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?"
"Likewise, the actions of friending or defriending someone send out messages of their own."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English defriend From de- + friend.

Inflected Forms

defriends (present, singular) defriending (participle, present) defriended (participle, past) defriended (past)

Synonyms

unfriend

Antonyms

friend

Rhymes With

end friend send spend weekend recommend tend attend tight end trend defend extend

Questions

What does defriend mean?: To remove from one's list of friends (e.g. on a social networking website).
Where does defriend come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend English defriend From de- + friend.

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