Unethical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/.

Examples

unethical business practices

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

ethical

Parts of Speech

adjective

not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior

“unethical business practices”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unethisch

Nichteinhaltung anerkannter sozialer oder beruflicher Verhaltensstandards

🇫🇷French

immoral

ne se conforme pas aux normes approuvées de comportement social ou professionnel

🇪🇸Spanish

poco ético

no ajustarse a los estándares aprobados de comportamiento social o profesional

🇮🇹Italian

non etico

non conformarsi agli standard approvati di comportamento sociale o professionale

🇳🇱Dutch

onethisch

niet voldoen aan goedgekeurde normen voor sociaal of professioneel gedrag

🇵🇹Portuguese

antiético

não estar em conformidade com os padrões aprovados de comportamento social ou profissional

🇷🇺Russian

неэтичный

несоответствие утвержденным стандартам социального или профессионального поведения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनैतिक

सामाजिक या व्यावसायिक व्यवहार के अनुमोदित मानकों के अनुरूप नहीं होना

🇧🇩Bengali

অনৈতিক

সামাজিক বা পেশাদার আচরণের অনুমোদিত মানগুলির সাথে সঙ্গতিপূর্ণ নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நெறிமுறையற்ற

சமூக அல்லது தொழில்முறை நடத்தையின் அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட தரநிலைகளுக்கு இணங்கவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనైతికమైనది

సామాజిక లేదా వృత్తిపరమైన ప్రవర్తన యొక్క ఆమోదించబడిన ప్రమాణాలకు అనుగుణంగా లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनैतिक

सामाजिक किंवा व्यावसायिक वर्तनाच्या मान्यताप्राप्त मानकांना अनुरूप नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનૈતિક

સામાજિક અથવા વ્યાવસાયિક વર્તણૂકના માન્ય ધોરણોને અનુરૂપ નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನೈತಿಕ

ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯ ಅನುಮೋದಿತ ಮಾನದಂಡಗಳಿಗೆ ಅನುಗುಣವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധാർമ്മികമായ

സാമൂഹിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രൊഫഷണൽ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ അംഗീകൃത മാനദണ്ഡങ്ങളുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുന്നില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨੈਤਿਕ

ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸ਼ੇਵਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਨਿਤ ਮਾਪਦੰਡਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر اخلاقی

سماجی یا پیشہ ورانہ رویے کے منظور شدہ معیارات کے مطابق نہ ہونا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不道德的

不符合经批准的社会或职业行为标准

🇯🇵Japanese

非倫理的な

社会的または職業的行動の承認された基準に準拠していない

🇰🇷Korean

비윤리적인

승인된 사회적 또는 직업적 행동 표준을 따르지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vô đạo đức

không tuân thủ các tiêu chuẩn đã được phê duyệt về hành vi xã hội hoặc nghề nghiệp

🇹🇭Thai

ผิดจรรยาบรรณ

ไม่เป็นไปตามมาตรฐานที่ได้รับอนุมัติของพฤติกรรมทางสังคมหรือวิชาชีพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak etis

tidak sesuai dengan standar perilaku sosial atau profesional yang disetujui

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi etikal

hindi umaayon sa mga inaprubahang pamantayan ng panlipunan o propesyonal na pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

tidak beretika

tidak mematuhi piawaian tingkah laku sosial atau profesional yang diluluskan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير أخلاقي

- عدم الالتزام بالمعايير المعتمدة للسلوك الاجتماعي أو المهني

🇮🇷Persian

غیر اخلاقی

مطابق با استانداردهای تایید شده رفتار اجتماعی یا حرفه ای نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

etik olmayan

onaylanmış sosyal veya mesleki davranış standartlarına uymamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא מוסרי

לא עומד בסטנדרטים מאושרים של התנהגות חברתית או מקצועית

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