Meanings
adjectiveunbefriending (comparative more unbefriending, superlative most unbefriending)
comparative more unbefriending · superlative most unbefriending
- poeticunfriendly; hostile
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éps
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁épi
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁pi
- Proto-Germanic*bi
- Proto-Germanic*bi-
- Proto-West Germanic*bi-
- Old Englishbe-
- Middle Englishbi-
- Englishbe-
- Proto-Indo-European*preyH-
- Proto-Indo-European*priHós
- Proto-Germanic*frijōną
- Proto-Germanic*frijōndz
- Proto-West Germanic*friund
- Old Englishfrēond
- Middle Englishfrend
- Englishfriend
- Englishbefriending
- Englishunbefriending
From un- + befriending.
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APA
unbefriending. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbefriending
MLA
“unbefriending.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbefriending. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbefriending,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbefriending.
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