unprofessional

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unprofessional

adjective more unprofessional · most unprofessional

  1. Unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace. unprofessional behavior
  2. Lacking a profession.
  3. Not relating to professional occupation or employment; nonprofessional. The barber's lad, it appeared, was about to pass a professional judgment on her own, when he was dictatorially ordered by the fur-shop girl to hold what she called his "mug." The barber's lad, who in his unprofessional capacity was the slave of love, showed gloomy allegiance by returning to the shop

noun unprofessionals

  1. One who is not a professional. The guests, on the other hand, are unprofessionals, the mere receivers of service, the others. Such is the frame of interaction or the role definitions and how these roles are played out in the service encounters.

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Closest in meaning: inexpert, unskilled, amateurish, amateur, nonprofessional, untrained, lay, career, occupational, professional, vocational, misbecoming, improper, unproper, inappropriate, incorrect

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adj unbecoming of a professional

Françaisnon-professionnel
Deutschunprofessionell

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@misc{unprofessional_2026,
  title = {unprofessional},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unprofessional},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}