unprofessional

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ professional.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

unprofessional (comparative more unprofessional, superlative most unprofessional)

1. unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace

   unprofessional behavior

   • 2017 January 18, Sid Lowe, “Chaos at Mestalla: Valencia's journey from Champions League to utter disarray”, in the Guardian‎^[1]:

     Pitarch went just days after the coach, Cesare Prandelli. A little before Christmas, Prandelli had held a press conference in which he had declined to answer questions and instead delivered a speech one minute 57 seconds long in which he accused his players of being unprofessional.

2. Lacking a profession.

Derived terms

• unprofessionalize
• unprofessionalization

Translations

unbecoming of a professional

• Czech: neprofesionální
• Danish: uprofessionel
• French: non-professionnel (fr)
• Georgian: არაპროფესიონალური (araṗropesionaluri)
• German: unprofessionell (de)
• Hungarian: szakmaiatlan
• Kazakh: кәсіби емес (käsıbi emes)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: uprofesjonell, amatørmessig

  Nynorsk: uprofesjonell, amatørmessig

• Polish: nieprofesjonalny
• Slovak: neprofesionálny, neodborný
• Swedish: oprofessionell (sv), amatörmässig (sv)

Noun

unprofessional (plural unprofessionals)

1. One who is not a professional.
   • 2011, Jon Sundbo, Marja Toivonen, User-based Innovation in Services, page 59:

     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.

See also

• nonprofessional
• amateur