Standard Lemma guide

unsubscribe

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -aɪb
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AH0 B S K R AY1 B Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An unsubscription.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To cancel a subscription, especially to an online service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

Examples

  • How do I unsubscribe from your mailing list?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h2éntsder. Proto-Germanic *anda- Proto-West Germanic *anda- Old English and- Old English on- Middle English on- English un- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybh- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybheti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin subscrīberebor. Middle English subscriben English subscribe English unsubscribe From un- + subscribe.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 退訂 /退订 (tuìdìng) — to cancel a subscription
  • Chinese Mandarin: 取關 /取关 (qǔguān) — to cancel a subscription
  • Dutch: afmelden — to cancel a subscription
  • Dutch: uitschrijven — to cancel a subscription
  • Esperanto: malaboni — to cancel a subscription
  • Finnish: peruuttaa tilaus — to cancel a subscription
  • French: se désabonner — to cancel a subscription
  • French: se désinscrire — to cancel a subscription
  • Galician: desanotarse — to cancel a subscription
  • Galician: desapuntarse — to cancel a subscription
  • Galician: desinscribirse — to cancel a subscription
  • Galician: desmatricularse — to cancel a subscription
  • German: abbestellen — to cancel a subscription
  • Hungarian: leiratkozik — to cancel a subscription
  • Korean: 구독을 취소하다 (gudog-eul chwisohada) — to cancel a subscription
  • Latin: desubscrībō — to cancel a subscription
  • Polish: rezygnować z subskrypcji — to cancel a subscription
  • Polish: zrezygnować z subskrypcji — to cancel a subscription
  • Portuguese: desinscrever — to cancel a subscription
  • Portuguese: dessubscrever — to cancel a subscription
  • Russian: отписаться (otpisatʹsja) — to cancel a subscription
  • Russian: отписываться (otpisyvatʹsja) — to cancel a subscription
  • Russian: отка́зываться от подписки (otkázyvatʹsja ot podpiski) — to cancel a subscription
  • Russian: прекраща́ть подписку (prekraščátʹ podpisku) — to cancel a subscription
  • Spanish: darse de baja — to cancel a subscription
  • Spanish: desuscribirse — to cancel a subscription
  • Swedish: säga upp — to cancel a subscription
  • Swedish: avprenumerera — to cancel a subscription
  • Vietnamese: huỷ đăng kí — to cancel a subscription