Unsportsmanlike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

violating accepted standards or rules

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnspˈɔːɹtsmənlˌaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnspˈɔːtsmənlˌaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnspˈɔːtsmənlˌaɪk/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnspˈɔːɹtsmənlˌaɪk/.

Examples

a dirty fighter
used foul means to gain power
a nasty unsporting serve

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

foul unsporting dirty cheating

Parts of Speech

adjective

violating accepted standards or rules

“a dirty fighter”

Word Forms

foulness

noun

disgusting wickedness and immorality

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unsportlich

gegen anerkannte Standards oder Regeln verstoßen

🇫🇷French

antisportif

violer les normes ou règles acceptées

🇪🇸Spanish

antideportivo

violar estándares o reglas aceptadas

🇮🇹Italian

antisportivo

violare standard o regole accettate

🇳🇱Dutch

onsportief

het overtreden van geaccepteerde normen of regels

🇵🇹Portuguese

antidesportivo

violar padrões ou regras aceitas

🇷🇺Russian

неспортивный

нарушение принятых стандартов или правил

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वास्थ्य के लिए ठीक नहीं

स्वीकृत मानकों या नियमों का उल्लंघन करना

🇧🇩Bengali

খেলাধুলার মতো

স্বীকৃত মান বা নিয়ম লঙ্ঘন

🇮🇳Tamil

விளையாட்டுத் திறன் இல்லாத

ஏற்றுக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட தரநிலைகள் அல்லது விதிகளை மீறுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

క్రీడాస్ఫూర్తి లేని

ఆమోదించబడిన ప్రమాణాలు లేదా నియమాలను ఉల్లంఘించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

खेळासारखा नसलेला

स्वीकृत मानकांचे किंवा नियमांचे उल्लंघन करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિન રમતગમત

સ્વીકૃત ધોરણો અથવા નિયમોનું ઉલ્લંઘન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ರೀಡಾಸಕ್ತವಲ್ಲದ

ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಿದ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ನಿಯಮಗಳನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കായികാഭ്യാസമില്ലാത്ത

അംഗീകൃത മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളോ നിയമങ്ങളോ ലംഘിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਰ-ਖੇਡਾਂ ਵਰਗਾ

ਸਵੀਕਾਰ ਕੀਤੇ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਯਮਾਂ ਦੀ ਉਲੰਘਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر اسپورٹس مین

قبول شدہ معیارات یا قواعد کی خلاف ورزی کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

缺乏体育精神的

违反公认的标准或规则

🇯🇵Japanese

スポーツマンらしくない

受け入れられた基準または規則に違反する

🇰🇷Korean

사냥꾼 답지 않은

허용된 표준이나 규칙을 위반하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phi thể thao

vi phạm các tiêu chuẩn hoặc quy tắc được chấp nhận

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่เหมือนนักกีฬา

ละเมิดมาตรฐานหรือกฎเกณฑ์ที่ยอมรับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tdk sportif

melanggar standar atau aturan yang diterima

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi sportsmanlike

lumalabag sa mga tinatanggap na pamantayan o tuntunin

🇲🇾Malay

tidak sportif

melanggar piawaian atau peraturan yang diterima

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير رياضي

انتهاك المعايير أو القواعد المقبولة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر ورزشی

نقض استانداردها یا قوانین پذیرفته شده

🇹🇷Turkish

sportmenliğe aykırı

kabul edilen standartları veya kuralları ihlal etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא ספורטיבי

הפרת סטנדרטים או כללים מקובלים

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