In plain English
This means taking back a chat message after it was sent. The message is removed from the conversation itself, so people in that conversation no longer see it.
In context
Here, “unsend” labels the action to remove a chat message you already sent from the conversation so it is no longer shown to anyone in it.
- Situation
- Using messages, follows, connections, groups, communities, and interaction controls
- What it communicates
- Labels the action for removing a previously sent chat message.
Meaning limits
This sense is limited to a message that has already been sent, not to changing anything before sending.
Examples
“Seconds after sending it to the group chat, Mia unsent the message.”
“If you post the wrong link in the chat, unsend it at once.”