Unconfirmed

/ˌʌnkənˈfɜːrmd/ adjective

Definition

Not yet proven to be true or verified by someone in authority; still uncertain.

Etymology

Combines the prefix un- (not) with confirmed, from Latin confirmare meaning 'to make firm or sure.' The word emerged in English as a way to describe things lacking official verification or proof.

Kelly Says

This word became especially common in news reporting—you'll notice journalists say 'unconfirmed reports' to protect themselves legally while still sharing information. It's actually a way language lets us talk about rumors responsibly.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምክንያት ያላቸው
mik-nyat ya-la-che-w
ARالعربية
غير مؤكد
ghair mu'akkad
BNবাংলা
অনুমোদিত নয়
anu-mo-di-ta noy
CACatalà
sense
sen-sa
CSČeština
nepotvrzeno
ne-po-tv-r-ze-no
DADansk
ikke bekræftet
ikke be-krae-ftet
DEDeutsch
nicht bestätigt
nicht be-stä-tigt
ELΕλληνικά
ανεπιβεβαίωτο
an-e-pi-be-va-i-o-to
ESEspañol
no confirmado
no kon-fi-r-ma-do
FAفارسی
تأیید نشده
ta-yeed na-sho-ke
FISuomi
varmistamaton
var-mis-ta-ma-ton
FRFrançais
non confirmé
non kon-fir-me
GUGU
અવિश्वसनीय
a-vish-va-ni-ya
HAHA
ba-kuda
ba-ku-da
HEעברית
לא אושר
lo o-sher
HIहिन्दी
पुष्टि नहीं की गई
pushti nahi ki gayi
HUMagyar
megerősítetlen
me-ger-o-si-the-len
IDBahasa Indonesia
belum dikonfirmasi
be-lum di-kon-fi-r-ma-si
IGIG
ekweghị
ek-we-ghi
ITItaliano
non confermato
non kon-fer-ma-to
JA日本語
確認されていない
kakunin sa renai
KKKK
жалпы
jal-py
KMKM
មិនបានបញ្ជាក់
min ba-n pan-cha-k
KO한국어
확인되지 않은
hwak-in-ji-ji an-eun
MRMR
अविश्वसनीय
a-vish-va-ni-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
belum disahkan
be-lum di-sha-hkan
MYမြန်မာ
စကားမကျင့်
ska-ar ma-kyin
NLNederlands
niet bevestigd
niet be-ves-tigd
NONorsk
ikke bekreftet
ikke be-kre-ftet
PAPA
ਅਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ
a-vish-va-as
PLPolski
nie potwierdzony
nie po-twer-dz-o-ny
PTPortuguês
não confirmado
não kon-fi-r-ma-do
RORomână
neconfirmat
ne-kon-fi-r-mat
RUРусский
не подтвержден
ne pod-ver-zhden
SVSvenska
ej bekräftat
ej be-kraf-tat
SWKiswahili
basi
ba-si
TAதமிழ்
உறுதிப்படுத்தப்படவில்லை
u-ru-thi-pat-ta-ppa-d-vi-lai
TEతెలుగు
కాల్పిక
kaal-pi-ka
THไทย
ยังไม่ได้รับการยืนยัน
yang mai da-t-rap-kar-ya-in-yan
TLTL
hindi pa kinakumpirma
hin-di pa ki-na-kum-pir-ma
TRTürkçe
onaylanmamış
o-nay-la-na-mış
UKУкраїнська
не підтверджено
ne pid-tver-djen-o
URاردو
تائید نہیں
ta-eed nahin
VITiếng Việt
chưa được xác nhận
chua duoc xac-nhan
YOYO
ko ni gbà
ko ni gba
ZH中文
未经确认
wèi jīng quèrèn
ZUZU
alula
a-lu-la

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