Hard-block

Quick meaning: Hard-block is a verb meaning (Internet, transitive) To permanently block (a user) on social media, as opposed to soft-blocking.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

1. (Internet) The act of doing this.

Example Sentences

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.

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 friends with passive-aggressive cat GIFs.

Word Forms

• hard-blocks
• hard-blocking
• hard-blocked
• hardblock

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