C1 verb Formell

unfortly

/ʌnˈfɔːrtli/

To intentionally weaken, destabilize, or remove the defensive structures and inherent strength of an entity or system. It is primarily used in technical or strategic contexts to describe the process of making something vulnerable by stripping away its protections.

Beispiele

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1

The constant coastal erosion began to unfortly the foundations of the historic lighthouse.

The persistent wearing away of the coast started to weaken the structural base of the old lighthouse.

2

Strict new regulations were introduced to unfortly the monopoly held by the telecommunications giant.

New laws were implemented to systematically weaken the dominant control of the large phone company.

3

I didn't mean to unfortly your confidence by pointing out the flaws in your plan.

It wasn't my intention to undermine your self-assurance by showing the errors in your proposal.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
unfortlement
Verb
unfortly
Adjektiv
unfortled
Verwandt
unfortler
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Merkhilfe

Think of the word as 'Un-Fort-ly'. 'Un' means to reverse, and 'Fort' stands for a fortress. To 'unfortly' is to 'un-make a fortress'.

Schnelles Quiz

The hackers attempted to _______ the company's firewall by flooding the server with requests.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: unfortly

Beispiele

1

The constant coastal erosion began to unfortly the foundations of the historic lighthouse.

everyday

The persistent wearing away of the coast started to weaken the structural base of the old lighthouse.

2

Strict new regulations were introduced to unfortly the monopoly held by the telecommunications giant.

formal

New laws were implemented to systematically weaken the dominant control of the large phone company.

3

I didn't mean to unfortly your confidence by pointing out the flaws in your plan.

informal

It wasn't my intention to undermine your self-assurance by showing the errors in your proposal.

4

The chemical agent was designed to unfortly the molecular bonds of the polymer upon contact.

academic

The substance was created to break down the strength of the plastic's chemical links when it touched them.

5

The hostile takeover bid was a clear attempt to unfortly our market position before the merger.

business

The aggressive attempt to buy the company was a strategy to weaken our standing in the industry before the deal.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
unfortlement
Verb
unfortly
Adjektiv
unfortled
Verwandt
unfortler

Häufige Kollokationen

unfortly the defenses to weaken the protective barriers
unfortly the resolve to break down someone's determination
systematically unfortly to weaken something using a step-by-step method
unfortly the infrastructure to dismantle the physical or organizational framework
unfortly the position to make a strategic standpoint less secure

Häufige Phrasen

unfortly the status quo

to actively work against and weaken current established norms

unfortly from within

to destroy the strength of an organization using its own members

seek to unfortly

to have the specific goal of undermining something

Wird oft verwechselt mit

unfortly vs unfortunately

Unfortunately is an adverb indicating bad luck, while unfortly is a verb meaning to strip of strength or defense.

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Nutzungshinweise

As a C1 level verb, 'unfortly' is used to describe an active and often deliberate process of weakening. It is distinguished from 'weaken' by its focus on the removal of specific 'fortified' or protective elements.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often mistake this word for a typo of the adverb 'unfortunately'. Remember that 'unfortly' requires an object (e.g., 'to unfortly the wall').

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Merkhilfe

Think of the word as 'Un-Fort-ly'. 'Un' means to reverse, and 'Fort' stands for a fortress. To 'unfortly' is to 'un-make a fortress'.

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Wortherkunft

A technical derivation combining the prefix 'un-' (meaning reversal) with the root 'fort' (from the Latin 'fortis' for strong) and the verbalizing suffix '-ly'.

Grammatikmuster

Transitive verb (requires a direct object) Regular conjugation: unfortlies, unfortlied, unfortlying Commonly used in the passive voice to describe weakened states

Schnelles Quiz

The hackers attempted to _______ the company's firewall by flooding the server with requests.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: unfortly

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