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un·pro·fes·sion·al

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–adjective

1.	not professional; not pertaining to or characteristic of a profession.

2.	at variance with or contrary to professional standards or ethics; not befitting members of a profession, as language, behavior, or conduct.

3.	not belonging to a profession; nonprofessional.

4.	not done with professional competence, as a play staged or an opera performed by amateurs; amateurish.

5.	Sports. nonprofessional (def. 2).

–noun

6.	a person who is not a professional; amateur.

[Origin: 1800–10; un-¹ + professional

]

—Related forms

un·pro·fes·sion·al·ly, adverb

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un·pro·fes·sion·al Audio Help (ŭn'prə-fěsh'ə-nəl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

1. Not in a profession.
2. Not a qualified member of a professional group.
Not conforming to the standards of a profession: unprofessional behavior.
Characteristic of an amateur; inexpert.

un'pro·fes'sion·al·ism n., un'pro·fes'sion·al·ly adv.

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unprofessional

1806, from un- (1) "not" + professional (see profession).

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unprofessional
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"; "was censured for unprofessional conduct"; "unprofessional repairs" [ant: professional]

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unprofessional1 [anprəˈfeʃənl] adjective

(of a person's conduct) not according to the (usually moral) standards required in his profession
Example: The doctor was dismissed from his post for unprofessional conduct.

Arabic:	غَيْر مِهَني، لا يليقُ بآداب المِهْنَه
Chinese (Simplified):	违反职业道德的
Chinese (Traditional):	違反職業道德的
Czech:	neprofesionální
Danish:	uprofessionel
Dutch:	onprofessioneel
Estonian:	ebaprofessionaalne
Finnish:	ammatille sopimaton
French:	contraire au code professionnel
German:	berufswidrig
Greek:	αντιεπαγγελματικός
Hungarian:	nem a szakmai szabályoknak megfelelő, etikátlan
Icelandic:	ófagmannlegur

Italian:	non professionale*; scorretto
Japanese:	職業倫理に反する
Latvian:	neatbilstošs profesijas ētikai
Lithuanian:	nesiderinantis su profesine etika
Norwegian:	uprofesjonell
Polish:	sprzeczny z etyką zawodową
Portuguese (Portugal):	indigno
Russian:	нарушивший профессиональную этику
Slovak:	neprofesionálny
Slovenian:	nestrokoven
Spanish:	contrario a la ética profesional
Swedish:	oprofessionell
Turkish:	meslek ahlâkına aykırı

unprofessional2 [anprəˈfeʃənl] adjective

(of a piece of work etc) not done with the skill of a trained person
Example: This repair looks a bit unprofessional.

Arabic:	غَيْر بارِع، غَيْر إحْتِرافي
Chinese (Simplified):	外行的
Chinese (Traditional):	外行的
Czech:	neodborný
Danish:	uprofessionel
Dutch:	onprofessioneel
Estonian:	oskamatu(lt tehtud)
Finnish:	ammattitaidoton
French:	d'amateur
German:	unfachmännisch
Greek:	ερασιτεχνικός
Hungarian:	nem szakszerű
Icelandic:	viðvaningslegur

Italian:	non professionale*, dilettantistico
Japanese:	しろうとくさい
Latvian:	neprofesionāls; amatniecisks
Lithuanian:	neprofesionalus, nekvalifikuotas
Norwegian:	ufaglært, amatørmessig
Polish:	nieprofesjonalny, amatorski, niefachowy
Portuguese (Portugal):	mal amanhado
Russian:	непрофессиональный
Slovak:	neodborný
Slovenian:	nestrokoven
Spanish:	poco profesional
Swedish:	amatörmässig
Turkish:	acemice yapılmış