Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unfollow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: un-fol-low
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"With Twitter, it’s as easy to unfollow as it is to follow."
"The calls came from Iranian intelligence as soon as the protests began. Agents threatened the family and friends of a DW editor, telling them to cut off contact with him and to unfollow him on Instagram. The journalist was said to be a "muharebbe" (Engl. warrior against God) – which is punishable by death in Iran."

Etymology

From un- + follow.

Usage

Inflected Forms

unfollows (present, singular) unfollowing (participle, present) unfollowed (participle, past) unfollowed (past)

Derived Forms

unfollower

Frequently Paired Words

unfriend unsubscribe

Questions

What does unfollow mean?: To cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity).
Where does unfollow come from?: From un- + follow.

How to pronounce unfollow

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