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unfollow

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From un- + follow.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 取關 /取关 (qǔguān) — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Dutch: ontvolgen — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Finnish: lopettaa seuraaminen — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • French: se désabonner — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • French: arrêter de suivre — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • German: entfolgen — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Hungarian: kikövet — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Japanese: リムる (rimuru) — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Korean: 언팔로우하다 (eonpallouhada) — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Polish: przestać obserwować — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Portuguese: desseguir — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Spanish: dejar de seguir — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)
  • Turkish: takipten çıkmak — to cease to subscribe to (a feed of another user's activity)