Unprofessional — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/

5 syllables Say it as /ʌnpɹəfˈɛʃənəl/.

Examples

described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it
was censured for unprofessional conduct
unprofessional repairs

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

professional

Parts of Speech

adjective

not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession

“described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand it”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unprofessionell

nicht charakteristisch oder angemessen für einen Beruf oder jemanden, der einen Beruf ausübt

🇫🇷French

peu professionnel

non caractéristique ou ne convenant pas à une profession ou à une personne exerçant une profession

🇪🇸Spanish

no profesional

no es característico o propio de una profesión o de alguien que ejerce una profesión

🇮🇹Italian

poco professionale

non caratteristico o adatto ad una professione o ad uno impegnato in una professione

🇳🇱Dutch

onprofessioneel

niet kenmerkend voor of passend bij een beroep of beroep

🇵🇹Portuguese

pouco profissional

não característico ou condizente com uma profissão ou alguém envolvido em uma profissão

🇷🇺Russian

непрофессиональный

не характерно и не соответствует профессии или занимающемуся какой-либо профессией

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अव्यवसायिक

किसी पेशे या किसी पेशे में लगे व्यक्ति की विशेषता या उसके अनुरूप नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

অপেশাদার

একটি পেশা বা পেশায় নিযুক্ত ব্যক্তির বৈশিষ্ট্য বা উপযুক্ত নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தொழில் அற்ற

ஒரு தொழில் அல்லது ஒரு தொழிலில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ள ஒருவரின் சிறப்பியல்பு அல்லது பொருத்தமானது அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

వృత్తి లేని

వృత్తి లేదా వృత్తిలో నిమగ్నమై ఉన్న వ్యక్తి యొక్క లక్షణం లేదా తగినది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यावसायिक

एखाद्या व्यवसायाचे वैशिष्ट्य किंवा योग्य नाही किंवा एखाद्या व्यवसायात गुंतलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિનવ્યાવસાયિક

કોઈ વ્યવસાય અથવા વ્યવસાયમાં રોકાયેલા વ્યક્તિની લાક્ષણિકતા અથવા તેને અનુરૂપ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೃತ್ತಿಪರವಲ್ಲದ

ವೃತ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿರತರಾಗಿರುವವರ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಸೂಕ್ತವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രൊഫഷണലല്ല

ഒരു തൊഴിലിൻ്റെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു തൊഴിലിൽ ഏർപ്പെട്ടിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരാളുടെ സ്വഭാവമോ അനുയോജ്യമോ അല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਪੇਸ਼ੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਪੇਸ਼ੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੱਗੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر پیشہ ورانہ

کسی پیشے یا کسی پیشے میں مصروف شخص کی خصوصیت یا مناسب نہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不专业

不属于某一职业或从事某一职业的人的特征或不适合该职业

🇯🇵Japanese

専門外の

専門職または専門職に従事する人の特徴ではない、あるいはそれにふさわしくない

🇰🇷Korean

전문가가 아닌

직업이나 직업에 종사하는 사람의 특징이 아니거나 적합하지 않은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không chuyên nghiệp

không có đặc điểm hoặc không phù hợp với một nghề hoặc một người tham gia vào một nghề

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เป็นมืออาชีพ

ไม่มีลักษณะหรือเหมาะสมกับวิชาชีพหรือผู้ประกอบวิชาชีพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak profesional

tidak merupakan ciri atau pantas suatu profesi atau seseorang yang menjalankan suatu profesi

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi propesyonal

hindi katangian ng o angkop sa isang propesyon o isang nakikibahagi sa isang propesyon

🇲🇾Malay

tidak profesional

bukan ciri atau sesuai dengan profesion atau seseorang yang terlibat dalam profesion

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محترف

لا تتميز أو تليق بمهنة أو من يمارس مهنة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر حرفه ای

مشخصه یا شایسته یک حرفه یا حرفه ای نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

profesyonelce olmayan

bir mesleğe ya da bir meslekle uğraşan birine özgü ya da ona uygun olmayan

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מקצועי

לא מאפיין או הולם מקצוע או מי שעוסק במקצוע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'unprofessional'?

The primary meaning of 'unprofessional' is 'not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'unprofessional' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'unprofessional' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unprofessional' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'unprofessional' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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