unprotected B2 Topic:War & Conflict US /ˌənprəˈtɛktɪd/ See IPA manual Freq #18038 Meanings 1 adj Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed. The dread of leaving his daughter deſolate and unprotected in a ſtrange country, had been ſo great, that he had denied himſelf even the few comforts he could have obtained, becauſe he deſired to reſerve the little money he had left to ſend her back to Warſaw, […]. 2 adj lacking protection or defense Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not protected; lacking... improtected ↔ Opposites protected Etymology From un- + protected. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # unprotected **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌənprəˈtɛktɪd/ **Frequency rank:** 18038 ## Meanings 1. Not protected; lacking defence or protection; exposed. 2. lacking protection or defense ## Examples - The dread of leaving his daughter deſolate and unprotected in a ſtrange country, had been ſo great, that he had denied himſelf even the few comforts he could have obtained, becauſe he deſired to reſerve the little money he had left to ſend her back to Warſaw, […]. ## Antonyms - protected ## Etymology From un- + protected. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown