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Meaning of "unsporting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNSPORTING

unsporting  [ʌnˈspɔːtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNSPORTING

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

WHAT DOES UNSPORTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unsportsmanlike conduct

Unsportsmanlike conduct is a foul or offense in many sports that violates the sport's generally accepted rules of sportsmanship and/or participant conduct. Examples include verbal abuse or taunting of an opponent, an excessive celebration following a scoring play, or feigning injury. The official rules of many sports include a catch-all provision whereby participants or an entire team may be penalized or otherwise sanctioned for unsportsmanlike conduct.

Definition of unsporting in the English dictionary

The definition of unsporting in the dictionary is not relating or conforming to sportsmanship; unfair.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNSPORTING


cheating
ˈtʃiːtɪŋ
computing
kəmˈpjuːtɪŋ
eating
ˈiːtɪŋ
greeting
ˈɡriːtɪŋ
heating
ˈhiːtɪŋ
importing
ɪmˈpɔːtɪŋ
meeting
ˈmiːtɪŋ
nonsporting
nɒnˈspɔːtɪŋ
recruiting
rɪˈkruːtɪŋ
reporting
rɪˈpɔːtɪŋ
ripsnorting
ˈrɪpˌsnɔːtɪŋ
seating
ˈsiːtɪŋ
shooting
ˈʃuːtɪŋ
snorting
ˈsnɔːtɪŋ
sorting
ˈsɔːtɪŋ
sporting
ˈspɔːtɪŋ
Storthing
ˈstɔːtɪŋ
Storting
ˈstɔːtɪŋ
supporting
səˈpɔːtɪŋ
troubleshooting
ˈtrʌbəlʃuːtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNSPORTING

unspilt
unspirited
unspiritual
unspiritualise
unspiritualize
unspiritually
unsplinterable
unsplit
unspoiled
unspoilt
unspoke
unspoken
unspool
unsportsmanlike
unspotted
unspottedness
unsprayed
unsprinkled
unsprung
unspun

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNSPORTING

accounting
blokarting
cold starting
comforting
darting
discomforting
disconcerting
diverting
go-carting
go-karting
karting
parallel importing
parting
self-asserting
self-supporting
shirting
skirting
smirting
sweethearting
undiverting
water parting

Synonyms and antonyms of unsporting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unsporting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNSPORTING

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

Translator English - Chinese

违反体育道德
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

antideportiva
570 millions of speakers

English

unsporting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

unsporting
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير رياضي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неспортивное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

antidesportivo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অখেলোয়াড়সুলভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

antisportif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unsporting
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unsportliches
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スポーツマンシップに反する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비신사적
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unsporting
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

unsporting
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

असमर्थित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sportmence olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unsporting
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

unsporting
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неспортивну
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nesportivă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντιαθλητική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onsportiewe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

osportsligt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

usportslig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unsporting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSPORTING»

The term «unsporting» is regularly used and occupies the 89.060 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNSPORTING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «unsporting» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «unsporting» 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 unsporting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNSPORTING»

Discover the use of unsporting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unsporting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Officiating Wrestling
Unsporting conduct by wrestlers can be physical or nonphysical and can occur before, during or after a match. Such acts include but are not limited to pushing, shoving, swearing, intimidation, baiting an opponent, throwing ear guards, spitting, ...
American Sport Education Program, 2006
2
Encyclopaedia of Sports and Games
(ix) If a player whilst serving a 2 minute suspension is guilty of serious unsporting conduct, he shall be disqualified. An assault in the same situation shall lead to an exclusion. (x) A team is allowed to replace a goal-keeper who has been ...
Gaurav Goel, Veena Goel, 1995
3
Fields in Vision: Television Sport and Cultural Transformation
And there's one man who simply revels in pressure and that's Daley Thompson— he loves it'.4 Sporting v. unsporting If our heroes are determined, aggressive and able to withstand pressure, and achieve success only as a just reward for years ...
Garry Whannel, 2013
4
The Cheater's Guide to Baseball
Traces baseball's underhanded history, from the original Black Sox scandal to the present day, demonstrating how to cork a bat, steal signs, hurl a spitball, throw a World Series, and win at any cost.
Derek Zumsteg, 2007
5
Lex Sportiva: What is Sports Law?
Unsporting. Advantage. A specific application of general legal principles to sporting contexts, especially to the disciplinary process of federations, can yield satisfactory solutions to most problems in sports law.
Robert C.R. Siekmann, Janwillem Soek, 2012
6
Learning by Choice in Secondary Physical Education: Creating ...
... assistant coach, substitute, or team follower considered unsporting and not in the spirit of the game. team control foul-A player foul, which is neither technical nor intentional, committed by a player while his or her team is in control of the ball .
Kevin Kaardal, 2001
7
Bathed in Blood: Hunting and Mastery in the Old South
The advocates of sport insisted that real men (that is, those welcome in their fraternities) killed in certain specific ways.20 Few white hunters denied the effectiveness of unsporting methods, and most still recognized the importance of  ...
Nicolas W. Proctor, 2002
8
Culture and Resource Conflict: Why Meanings Matter
Many majority-culture fishermen consider this "unsporting." Furthermore, it seems intuitively obvious that spearing females full of spawn would threaten the fish population. The fourth source of conflict is that tribes set their own hunting ...
Douglas L. Medin, Norbert O. Ross, Douglas G. Cox, 2006
9
Downturn Abbey
After several hours of this, none of the German soldiers were in any condition to fight any more. So we just flowed in from either side, and captured them all.” “But it seems rather...unsporting,” Sir Dick said. “And bad copy, besides.” “Unsporting  ...
Michael Gerber, 2012
10
Understanding Tennis
Unsporting behaviour ... to the ground because he is frustrated about a call, his actions are classed as 'racket abuse'. lt is better to stay calm and enjoy the game. lt is also considered unsporting if you do not give the game your full attention.
Julia Hickey, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNSPORTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term unsporting is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Audi referred to the DMSB for potential unsporting conduct
Audi Sport could face potential further sanctions following Team Phoenix driver Timo Scheider's exclusion from the second race at the Red Bull Ring, after the ... «TouringCarTimes, Aug 15»
2
'Unsporting sport' is giving nature a chance
Ever since the days when Harold Macmillan and half his Tory cabinet decamped to Scotland and the north of England to shoot grouse in August, happy to be ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
Wimbledon: Coco Vandeweghe accuses Maria Sharapova of …
But the world number four was accused of unsporting behaviour by Vandeweghe, who was unhappy that Sharapova was moving during the 23-year-old ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
4
Les unsporting gits! French spies BUGGED Concorde passengers
Infosec 2015 The Edward Snowden leaks might imply that electronic espionage is a relatively new innovation but an under-publicised story from the supersonic ... «The Register, Jun 15»
5
MLS Shows Inconsistencies in Awarding Yellow Cards for …
MLS has shown inconsistencies in unsporting behavior following goals. What are the inconsistencies, and why do they exist? Tweet Share on Twitter Share ... «The Mane Land, Jun 15»
6
Cricketer Loses Wicket to Obscure (Unsporting) Rule
Lymington batsman Bryn Darbyshire is the unfortunate holder of a world first in the cricketing world, after falling victim to an odd and somewhat unsporting rule in ... «Gizmodo UK, May 15»
7
Unsporting Behaviour Leads to SAI Mishap
The death of a 16-year-old girl rower is undoubtedly a matter of shame, as she was one of the four trainee inmates of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Water ... «The New Indian Express, May 15»
8
Premier Soccer League charges Clayton Daniels charged with …
The Premier Soccer League has charged SuperSport United defender Clayton Daniels with assault, misbehaviour and unsporting behaviour for his shove on ... «KickOff.com, Apr 15»
9
Jonathan Mensah handed three-game suspension for unsporting
Ghana defender Jonathan Mensah has been handed a three-game suspension for unsporting behavior in Evian TG's 2-1 away loss at Nantes, ... «GhanaWeb, Apr 15»
10
High school basketball coach banned - after leading team to …
Michael Anderson, coach of California's Arroyo Valley High, was punished for what was described as an 'unsporting' victory. His team, who were winning 104-1 ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Unsporting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/unsporting>. May 2024 ».
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