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unsend

To remove a message that you have already sent from a conversation so that it is no longer shown to anyone in it.

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.”

Core meaning

“If you post the wrong link in the chat, unsend it at once.”

In context