unconfirmed en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English confirmed English unconfirmed From un- + confirmed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not finally established, settled or confirmed.
That afternoon, there were some unconfirmed sightings of the Chevy Malibu being driven around Piqua.
2026 August 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “An Ohio Teen Vanished During a One-Mile Drive in 1994. Her Locked Car Was Found Hours Later”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 06 Aug 2026:We are hearing unconfirmed reports of an explosion.
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(not-comparable) Not having undergone the ritual of confirmation.
In the ecumenical world a cry is heard for the admission of unconfirmed children to communion...
2001, Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, The encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 2:
Translations (8)
sv obekräftad (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · nb ubekrefta (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · nn ubekrefta (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · da ubekræftet (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · de unbestätigt (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · nb ubekreftet (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · bg непроверен (not finally established, settled or confirmed) · ru неподтверждённый (not finally established, settled or confirmed)