unauthorised

Describes something done or acting without official permission or authority.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie quelque chose qui a été fait ou qui agit sans autorisation ou pouvoir officiel.

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.

   🇫🇷non autorisé

   Synonymes: forbiddenillegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷non autorisé

   Synonymes: illegalillicitprohibitedunlicensedunofficialunsanctionedunwarranted

   Antonymes: approvedauthorizedlicensedsanctioned

• more unauthorised comparative form
• most unauthorised superlative form