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unprofessionalism

unprofessionalism noun: behaviour or qualities that are not professional.

Noun

unprofessionalism (usually uncountable, plural unprofessionalisms)

  1. (usually) Behaviour or qualities that are not professional.
    • By the end of January, and well past the scheduled Dec. 16 opening date, Mr. Büchel had departed for good and begun accusing the museum of interference, unprofessionalism and wasting his time.2007 September 16, Roberta Smith, “Is It Art Yet? And Who Decides?”, in New York Times

Synonyms of unprofessionalism

Forms of unprofessionalism

pluralunprofessionalisms

Origin of unprofessionalism

From unprofessional + -ism.

Questions about unprofessionalism

What does unprofessionalism mean?
Unprofessionalism means behaviour or qualities that are not professional.
What part of speech is unprofessionalism?
Unprofessionalism is a noun.
What is the plural of unprofessionalism?
The plural of unprofessionalism is unprofessionalisms.

Words near unprofessionalism in the dictionary

  1. unprofessionalisation
  2. unprofessionalise
  3. unprofessionalised
  4. unprofessionalises
  5. unprofessionalising
  6. unprofessionalism
  7. unprofessionalisms
  8. unprofessionality
  9. unprofessionalization
  10. unprofessionalize
  11. unprofessionalized

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