defriend
verb
to remove someone from your list of friends on a social networking site
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To end a friendship or relationship
break off
to end a relationship or a discussion
break up
if two people break up, they end their relationship
split up
to end a marriage or a sexual or romantic relationship
cut off
to stop having a close or friendly relationship with someone
fall out
to stop being friendly with someone because you have had a disagreement with them
finish with
to end a relationship with someone so that they are no longer your boyfriend or girlfriend
break with
to leave a group of people, usually because of a disagreement
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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