# unfollow

Pronunciation: say "un-FOL-oh" US /ʌnˈfɑloʊ/, UK /ʌnˈfɒləʊ/

## Verb

1. To stop subscribing to another user's feed, so their updates no longer appear in your own.
   - Simple: To stop getting another person's posts and updates on a social media site.
   - _She chose to unfollow several accounts that kept filling her feed with negativity._
   - _Many users quietly unfollow when a brand starts posting too often._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix "un-" combined with "follow."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/unfollow (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).