SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
unbecoming
adjective
Inappropriate to a person's role, character, or expected standards of conduct.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Inappropriate to expected conduct
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Usage distinction
Return to topUnbecoming judges conduct against a role or expected standard. Disgraceful is stronger; unsuitable can concern practical fit without moral criticism.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See unbecoming in use
The chair considered the personal insult unbecoming of a formal debate.
Conduct unbecoming of a host appeared when an organizer mocked a guest's unfamiliar pronunciation in front of the whole table.
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