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unprofessional

[ uhn-pruh-fesh-uh-nl ]

adjective

  1. not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.
  2. at variance with or contrary to professional standards or ethics; not befitting members of a profession, as language, behavior, or conduct.
  3. not belonging to a profession; nonprofessional.
  4. not done with professional competence, as a play staged or an opera performed by amateurs; amateurish.


noun

  1. a person who is not a professional; amateur.

unprofessional

/ ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃənəl /

adjective

  1. contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession
  2. amateur
  3. not belonging to or having the required qualifications for a profession
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌunproˈfessionally, adverb
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Other Words From

  • unpro·fession·al·ism noun
  • unpro·fession·al·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of unprofessional1

First recorded in 1800–10; un- 1 + professional
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Example Sentences

If I’m looking for unprofessional things, I’ll go to a social media site before I go to Vogue or Refinery29.

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The chief executive of the private company hired to conduct the audit has echoed false allegations that the election was stolen, and the process has been widely criticized by election experts as insecure and unprofessional.

Reporting his unprofessional behavior to the House leadership didn’t help either, she said, nor did ceasing to wear a dress that frequently drew his attention.

Goodell said in a written statement in August that the league condemned the “unprofessional, disturbing and abhorrent behavior” detailed in the allegations made by the women.

“The tone set by Secretary Wilkie was at minimum unprofessional and at worst provided the basis for VA leaders’ attempts to undermine the veteran’s credibility,” the report said.

It was time for a very unprofessional meeting between the two presidents.

His silence was “uncool and unprofessional,” as Dr. Tanning put it.

Bonet had often clashed with creator Bill Cosby and was unprofessional backstage.

Mainstream American press coverage of Russia,” Cohen writes, has been “shamefully unprofessional and politically inflammatory.

They felt it was unprofessional to leave one dollar bill behind.

A physician who applied for membership in a medical society was rejected because of unprofessional conduct.

It had always been considered one of his recommendations that he was so unprofessional in his appearance.

He sent for engineers from various parts of the country and amazed them with the unprofessional boldness of his methods.

The journalist said nothing, as it seemed unprofessional to admit ignorance of anything.

Some of Shakespeare's plays I have never read; while others I have gone over perhaps as frequently as any unprofessional reader.

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