defriending
Severing online ties
Defriending is removing someone from your friends list on a social media platform, ending the digital connection that allowed mutual access to posts and updates.
The act carries social weight—defriending signals the end of a relationship or at least a deliberate distancing: I defriended my ex after the breakup.
Also spelled de-friending.
The variant unfriending is more common.
Denial of acceptance
- alienationState of being isolated
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
- betrayalBreaking of trust
abandonment · hurt · snubbed · spurned · ghosting · shunned · ignored · neglected
Cease tracking online
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- muteWithout voice or sound
- removeTake something away
- social mediaOnline content-sharing platforms
Facebook · online · profile · deactivate · disconnect · notification · connections · followers
Lines marking separation
- distancingCreating space or separation
- cutting tiesEnding a relationship completely
- falling outRelationship-ending dispute
- drifting apartGradual loss of closeness
breakup · separation · avoidance · withdrawal · detox · toxic · outcast · exile
rejection
Denial of acceptance
- alienationState of being isolated
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
- estrangementEmotional separation between people
betrayal · abandonment · hurt · snubbed · spurned · ghosting · shunned · ignored · neglected · dismissed
unfollow
Cease tracking online
social media · Facebook · online · profile · deactivate · disconnect · notification · connections · followers · privacy settings
boundaries
Lines marking separation
- distancingCreating space or separation
- cutting tiesEnding a relationship completely
- falling outRelationship-ending dispute
drifting apart · breakup · separation · avoidance · withdrawal · detox · toxic · outcast · exile · blacklisted
defriendingfriending
Requesting online connection
following · connecting · adding · subscribing · inviting
defriendingbefriending
Becoming close to someone
reconnecting · reaching out · embracing · bonding · welcoming
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