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When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional.
Joseph Wambaugh

Meaning of "unprofessional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNPROFESSIONAL

unprofessional  [ˌʌnprəˈfɛʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNPROFESSIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Unprofessional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNPROFESSIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of unprofessional in the English dictionary

The first definition of unprofessional in the dictionary is contrary to the accepted code of conduct of a profession. Other definition of unprofessional is amateur. Unprofessional is also not belonging to or having the required qualifications for a profession.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNPROFESSIONAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
compressional
kəmˈprɛʃənəl
concessional
kənˈsɛʃənəl
confessional
kənˈfɛʃənəl
congressional
kənˈɡrɛʃənəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
impressional
ɪmˈprɛʃənəl
intercessional
ˌɪntəˈsɛʃənəl
nonprofessional
ˌnɒnprəˈfɛʃənəl
paraprofessional
ˌpærəprəˈfɛʃənəl
possessional
pəˈzɛʃənəl
precessional
prɪˈsɛʃənəl
preprofessional
ˌpriːprəˈfɛʃənəl
processional
prəˈsɛʃənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl
recessional
rɪˈsɛʃənəl
retrogressional
ˌrɛtrəˈɡrɛʃənəl
secessional
sɪˈsɛʃənəl
semiprofessional
ˌsɛmɪprəˈfɛʃənəl
sessional
ˈsɛʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNPROFESSIONAL

unprocessed
unproclaimed
unprocurable
unproduced
unproductive
unproductively
unproductiveness
unproductivity
unprofaned
unprofessed
unprofessional conduct
unprofessionally
unprofitability
unprofitable
unprofitableness
unprofitably
unprofited
unprofiting
UNPROFOR
unprogrammable

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNPROFESSIONAL

conventional
dimensional
emotional
exceptional
functional
inspirational
institutional
international
national
occasional
occupational
operational
optional
organizational
personal
promotional
regional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of unprofessional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNPROFESSIONAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «unprofessional» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of unprofessional

Translation of «unprofessional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNPROFESSIONAL

Find out the translation of unprofessional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unprofessional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unprofessional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 不专业的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco profesional
570 millions of speakers

English

unprofessional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अव्यवसायिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير مهني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

непрофессионально
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pouco profissional
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ -পেশাদারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contraire à la déontologie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak profesional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unprofessionell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロとは思えない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전문가답지 않은
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unprofessional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không chuyên nghiệp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முறைகேட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अव्यावसायिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meslek kurallarına aykırı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

non professionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieprofesjonalne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

непрофесійно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

neprofesional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιεπαγγελματική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onprofessionele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

oprofessionellt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

uprofesjonelt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unprofessional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPROFESSIONAL»

The term «unprofessional» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.088 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNPROFESSIONAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unprofessional» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unprofessional» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unprofessional

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3 QUOTES WITH «UNPROFESSIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word unprofessional.
1
Warren E. Burger
It is not unprofessional to give free legal advice, but advertising that the first visit will be free is a bit like a fox telling chickens he will not bite them until they cross the threshold of the hen house.
2
Arvind Gupta
Good teachers must inspire children to work hard - make projects and give them good marks even if genuine projects look crude and unprofessional.
3
Joseph Wambaugh
When I interview people accused of capital offenses, I never even ask if they did it. I would consider that unprofessional.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNPROFESSIONAL»

Discover the use of unprofessional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unprofessional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Unprofessional Behavior: Confessions of a Public Librarian
Sage advice in a light tone--and you will not be unamused by Gary Handman's uncanny illustrations. This is the second in the UN series for Tempe, Arizona's Will Manley.
Will Manley, 1992
2
UnProfessional: How a 26-year-old University Dropout Became ...
In UnProfessional, Delosa reflects on his business adventures and offers practical how-to advice on topics such as becoming a market leader on a shoestring budget, becoming the go-to person in your industry to win more business faster, how ...
Jack Delosa, 2014
3
California School Law
The first question for the court of appeal was whether the charge of "evident unfitness for service" is synonymous with the charge of "unprofessional conduct." The teacher argued that because these charges were synonymous, the district erred ...
Frank R. Kemerer, Peter Andrew Sansom, Jennifer Kemerer, 2005
4
Navigating Problem-based Learning
In a case-control study, the researchers investigated the association of disciplinary action against practicing physicians with prior unprofessional behavior in medical school. They also examined the specific types of behavior that are most ...
Samy Azer, 2007
5
One Hundred and One Sample Write-ups for Documenting ...
Marge, Yesterday you displayed unprofessional conduct toward a coworker. Namely, when Debbie Carter came to see you to retrieve a folder from your area in order to look at an invoice, she asked you to give her the account file. You did so ...
Paul Falcone, 1999
6
Problems in Health Care Law
Courts usually rule that prohibition of "unprofessional conduct" gives adequate notice that a wide range of inappropriate behavior is prohibited. "Unprofessional conduct" is not considered too vague when it is applied to conduct widely ...
Robert Desle Miller, Rebecca C. Hutton, 2004
7
Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions
The California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) engaged in a discussion about whether dual relationships should be specifically named as unprofessional conduct in the licensing laws for marriage and family therapists and for clinical ...
Gerald Corey, Marianne Schneider Corey, Patrick Callanan, 2007
8
State-By-State Guide to Architect, Engineer, and Contractor ...
for injunctive relief, and the denturist had proven sufficient facts to support a claim for wrongful litigation.52 § 29.15 Unprofessional Conduct Unprofessional conduct is grounds for disciplinary action against an architect.53 In 1995, the Montana ...
Richard A. Holderness, Stephen G. Walker, Stephen D. Butler, 1995
9
Terminating Therapy: A Professional Guide to Ending on a ...
So he did not respond and simply deleted the messages, thinking “I'll call him when and if I decide I want to.” Unprofessional Termination Unprofessional termination occurs when the provider fails to uphold reasonable standards of conduct for ...
Denise D. Davis, 2008
10
Problematic Relationships in the Workplace
"Interfering" and "unprofessional focus of attention" are the next strongest attributes for this cluster, which, together with sexual harassment, generate a gestalt impression of intrusion and interference in both professional and personal life, ...
Janie M. Harden Fritz, Becky Lynn Omdahl, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNPROFESSIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unprofessional is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Sandra Bland arresting officer Brian Encinia had previous complaint …
The hotheaded Texas trooper who arrested Sandra Bland days before her jail cell death had a previous complaint of “unprofessional conduct” after only a year ... «New York Daily News, Aug 15»
2
Sculley says firing of health director related to unprofessional
Metropolitan Health District Director Thomas Schlenker was fired last week, in part, because of “his unprofessional treatment of women” and for “lack of ... «San Antonio Express-News, Jul 15»
3
London Fire Brigade apologise over tweet about Shoreditch …
Completely unprofessional and insulting to many people'. London Fire Brigade has apologised for announcing 'no hipsters were injured' after fire ripped. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Unprofessional to make baseless comments: Sunny Leone, on …
It is unprofessional. You would never see an actor or actress speaking bad in the way they have. So it's their problem, I don't care about it," Sunny told reporters ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Greg Jennings Calls His Exit from Green Bay Unprofessional
"The way I exited Green Bay was very unprofessional," Jennings is quoted as saying. "But I don't feel any of that here. I felt more of a disrespect from Green Bay, ... «247Sports, Jun 15»
6
Himanshu Soni 'unprofessional and dominating'
Actor Himanshu Soni of Buddha fame, who was to make his Bollywood debut in Yeh Hai India, will no longer be the part of the project due to unprofessional and ... «gulfnews.com, Jun 15»
7
Jefferson County assistant prosecutor out of job after 'unprofessional
HILLSBORO • A Jefferson County assistant prosecutor whose behavior in court on Tuesday was described as “unprofessional” — and who had alcohol on her ... «STLtoday.com, May 15»
8
Ex-Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger accused of being 'totally …
Ex-Newcastle United striker Nile Ranger has been accused of being “totally unprofessional” by Lee Clark – who says the forward always blames his problems ... «ChronicleLive, Apr 15»
9
Russian fighter jet intercepts Air Force reconnaissance flight over …
Pentagon officials have slammed the move as 'unprofessional' and 'unsafe'. A Russian jet 'aggressively' intercepted a U.S. RC-135U plane (pictured). SHARE ... «Daily Mail, Apr 15»
10
International pop-star Jazzy B calls Bollywood UNPROFESSIONAL!
When asked why he doesn't do much work in Bollywood, he said, “Bollywood to me is very unprofessional. Everything is last minute here. 'Abhi gana chahiye ... «Bollywood Life, Mar 15»

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