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hard-block

verb hard-blocks · hard-blocking · hard-blocked · hardblock · hard block

Internet, transitive To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking. 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 fr

noun hard-blocks · hardblock · hard block

Internet The 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.

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@misc{hard_block_2026,
  title = {hard-block},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hard-block},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}