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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

/ ˌʌԱəˈɛʃəə /

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

  • ˌܲԱˈڱDzԲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲp·ڱsDz·· noun
  • ܲp·ڱsDz·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of unprofessional1

First recorded in 1800–10; un- 1 + professional
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Another military legislative affairs official was more blunt, calling the relationships “totally unprofessional” because “I think it compromises the integrity of the entire Department of the Air Force.”

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"Bringing his name into a conversation regarding a terrible crime for which he had absolutely no involvement is unprofessional, unethical and shameful," his legal team said.

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“It was released in an unprofessional manner with paid, partisan social media influencers to curate their binders for us.”

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"I felt they were at risk of further interaction and perhaps unprofessional behaviour," she said.

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In December, the man who created the show and stars in it, Brian Jordan Alvarez, was the subject of an exhaustive Vulture story that contained allegations of assault, misconduct, boundary crossing and deeply unprofessional behavior.

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