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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unautorisiert

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊnˈʔaʊtoʁiziːɐ̯t

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unauthorized/ʌnˈɔː.θə.raɪzd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Unautorisierter Zugriff auf diese Dateien ist verboten."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not having official permission or approval to do something or to be used.

    "Access to the server room is strictly prohibited for unauthorized personnel."
  2. 2

    Done or performed without official sanction or legal backing.

    "The company launched an internal investigation following an unauthorized transaction."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (Old English 'un-', meaning not) combined with authorized, which stems from the Old French 'autoriser' and ultimately from the Medieval Latin 'auctorizare' (to give authority or legal force). The combined term emerged in the late 16th century to describe actions, persons, or materials lacking official sanction or permission.

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