unfortly
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.
Exemplos
3 de 5The 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.
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.
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.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
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'.
Quiz rápido
The hackers attempted to _______ the company's firewall by flooding the server with requests.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: unfortly
Exemplos
The constant coastal erosion began to unfortly the foundations of the historic lighthouse.
everydayThe persistent wearing away of the coast started to weaken the structural base of the old lighthouse.
Strict new regulations were introduced to unfortly the monopoly held by the telecommunications giant.
formalNew laws were implemented to systematically weaken the dominant control of the large phone company.
I didn't mean to unfortly your confidence by pointing out the flaws in your plan.
informalIt wasn't my intention to undermine your self-assurance by showing the errors in your proposal.
The chemical agent was designed to unfortly the molecular bonds of the polymer upon contact.
academicThe substance was created to break down the strength of the plastic's chemical links when it touched them.
The hostile takeover bid was a clear attempt to unfortly our market position before the merger.
businessThe aggressive attempt to buy the company was a strategy to weaken our standing in the industry before the deal.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
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
Frequentemente confundido com
Unfortunately is an adverb indicating bad luck, while unfortly is a verb meaning to strip of strength or defense.
Notas de uso
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.
Erros comuns
Learners often mistake this word for a typo of the adverb 'unfortunately'. Remember that 'unfortly' requires an object (e.g., 'to unfortly the wall').
Dica de memorização
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'.
Origem da palavra
A technical derivation combining the prefix 'un-' (meaning reversal) with the root 'fort' (from the Latin 'fortis' for strong) and the verbalizing suffix '-ly'.
Padrões gramaticais
Quiz rápido
The hackers attempted to _______ the company's firewall by flooding the server with requests.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: unfortly
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