"unprofessional" meaning in English

See unprofessional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: En-us-unprofessional.oga Forms: more unprofessional [comparative], most unprofessional [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + professional. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|professional|id1=negative}} un- + professional Head templates: {{en-adj}} unprofessional (comparative more unprofessional, superlative most unprofessional)
  1. unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace Translations (unbecoming of a professional): neprofesionální (Czech), uprofessionel (Danish), non-professionnel (French), არაპროფესიონალური (araṗropesionaluri) (Georgian), unprofessionell (German), szakmaiatlan (Hungarian), кәсіби емес (käsıbi emes) (Kazakh), uprofesjonell (Norwegian Bokmål), amatørmessig (Norwegian Bokmål), uprofesjonell (Norwegian Nynorsk), amatørmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieprofesjonalny (Polish), neprofesionálny (Slovak), neodborný (Slovak), oprofessionell (Swedish), amatörmässig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-unprofessional-en-adj-LLsPnAYD Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 32 32 Disambiguation of 'unbecoming of a professional': 94 6
  2. Lacking a profession.
    Sense id: en-unprofessional-en-adj-nU6LUXwS Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- (negative) Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 36 32 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unprofessionalize, unprofessionalization

Noun

Audio: En-us-unprofessional.oga Forms: unprofessionals [plural]
Etymology: From un- + professional. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|professional|id1=negative}} un- + professional Head templates: {{en-noun}} unprofessional (plural unprofessionals)
  1. One who is not a professional. Related terms: nonprofessional, amateur
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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