hard-block

Meanings

verbhard-block (third-person singular simple present hard-blocks, present participle hard-blocking, simple past and past participle hard-blocked)

present singular third person hard-blocks · participle present hard-blocking · participle past hard-blocked · past hard-blocked · alternative hardblock · alternative hard block

InternettransitiveTo permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.
1 more example
And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs.
2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”, in The Eyeopener, volume 56, number 7, page 3

nounhard-block (plural hard-blocks)

plural hard-blocks · alternative hardblock · alternative hard block

InternetThe act of doing this.
Essentially, the users in question would not be prohibited from accessing your profile and tweets like a hard block would trigger. Instead, they will still be able to see your tweets and also send you direct messages. Your presence will be taken off from their news feed.
2021 October 12, Bharat Sharma, “Twitter Lets You 'Soft Block' Insufferable Followers: But Will It Limit Abuse?”, in Indiatimes

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hard-block,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hard-block.