UNPROTECTED


Meaning of UNPROTECTED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ʌnprətektɪd ]

1.

An unprotected person or place is not looked after or defended, and so they may be harmed or attacked.

What better target than an unprotected girl, going along that river walkway in the dark...

The landing beaches would be unprotected.

ADJ : ADJ n , v-link ADJ , ADJ after v

2.

If something is unprotected , it is not covered or treated with anything, and so it may easily be damaged.

Exposure of unprotected skin to the sun carries the risk of developing skin cancer...

This leaves fertile soil unprotected and prone to erosion.

ADJ : ADJ n , v-link ADJ , ADJ after v

3.

If two people have unprotected sex, they do not use a condom when they have sex.

ADJ : ADJ n

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