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unfriend

Today it means: One who is not a friend; an enemy. Full definition →

Middle English unfreend

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unfriend · noun¹

Middle English · inherited fromunfreend
English todayunfriend

From Middle English unfreend, onfrend, equivalent to un- (noun/adjective prefix) + friend. Cognate with Scots unfrend (“unfriend”). Compare Old English unfriþmann, unwine.

unfriend · verb²

From un- (verb prefix) + friend. Compare Dutch ontvrienden (“to unfriend”), German entfreunden (“to unfriend”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.