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adjective
- 1. not morally correct: "it is unethical to torment any creature for entertainment"
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The meaning of UNETHICAL is not conforming to a high moral standard : morally wrong : not ethical. How to use unethical in a sentence.
UNETHICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of unethical in English. unethical. adjective. uk / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / us / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / Add to word list. C2. not ethical (= based on moral beliefs) Opposite. ethical. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated.
adjective. lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct. She treated patients outside the area of her training, and the appropriate medical organization punished her unethical behavior.
If you describe someone's behaviour as unethical, you think it is wrong and unacceptable according to a society's rules or people's beliefs. It's simply unethical to promote and advertise such a dangerous product.
adjective. us / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / uk / ˌʌnˈeθ.ɪ.k ə l / Add to word list. C2. not ethical (= based on moral beliefs) Opposite. ethical. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Morally wrong and evil. abhorrently. amorality. anomie. dissipated. dissolutely. dissoluteness. enormity. nefariously. nefariousness. no good idiom.
Because being unethical involves going against social or professional expectations of what's right, it's a word that's often used to describe bad behavior or immoral conduct. So like the great philosophers, you can decide if Cookie Monster has an ethics problem — or just bad eating habits.
Definition of unethical adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
