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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnfollow
/ˈʌnˌfɒl.oʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To cease subscribing to a user's feed, account, or updates on a social media website or application.
"He decided to unfollow several accounts that no longer interested him."
- 1
An instance of stopping following someone on a social media platform.
"She received a sudden wave of unfollows after posting the controversial statement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a modern digital-age coinage formed by combining the native English prefix 'un-' (denoting reversal or removal) with the verb 'follow', which derives from Old English 'folgian'. With the rise of social media platforms in the 21st century, the word evolved to specifically describe the act of ceasing to subscribe to a user's updates.
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se désabonner
Transliteration: se dez-a-bo-ne
"Il a décidé de se désabonner de cette page."
entfolgen
Transliteration: entfolgen
"Ich möchte diesem Profil nicht mehr folgen."
smettere di seguire
Transliteration: smettere di seguire
"Ho deciso di smettere di seguire quel canale."
dejar de seguir
Transliteration: dejar de seguir
"Voy a dejar de seguir a este usuario."
deixar de seguir
Transliteration: deixar de seguir
"Ela resolveu deixar de seguir o perfil antigo."
अनफ़लो करना
Transliteration: anfalo karna
"मैंने उस उपयोगकर्ता को अनफ़लो कर दिया।"
取消关注
Transliteration: qǔxiāo guānzhù
"我决定取消关注这个账号。"
언팔로우
Transliteration: eon-fallo-u
"나는 그 계정을 언팔로우했다."
フォロー解除
Transliteration: fororō kaijo
"彼はそのアカウントのフォローを解除した。"
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