unauthorised

Describes something done or acting without official permission or authority.

• 🇩🇪Beschreibt etwas, das ohne offizielle Erlaubnis oder Berechtigung getan wird oder handelt. Bezieht sich auch auf nicht zugelassene oder nicht genehmigte Dinge.

1. Lacking official permission B2 formal

   Not having the required permission or approval from an authority.

   • The unauthorised entry into the building was reported to security.
   • He made an unauthorised change to the contract.
   • Access to the server is blocked for unauthorised users.

   🇩🇪Unbefugt

   Synonyme: forbiddenillegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antonyme: approvedauthorizedlicensedsanctioned

2. Not officially sanctioned B2 formal

   Done or created without the approval of the relevant authority.

   • The biography was an unauthorised account of the celebrity's life.
   • Unauthorised distribution of the software is illegal.
   • The protest was considered an unauthorised gathering by the city council.

   🇩🇪Unbefugt

   Synonyme: illegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunofficialunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antonyme: approvedauthorizedlicensedsanctioned

• more unauthorised comparative form
• most unauthorised superlative form