unethical
/ʌnˈɛθɪkəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Breaching the established standards of conduct or behavior within a particular organization or profession.
Example Sentences
- "He was sacked for unethical conduct."
- "The following potentially unethical coding practices are presented along with the standard from the AHIMA Standards of Ethical Coding that they may violate."
- "However, occasionally one encounters unethical but not immoral practice, because in China, market regulations are neither sufficient nor regularly updated."
- "For example, individuals accused of unethical conduct might challenge the decision rendered by an ethics review panel if they were displeased with the ethics review process or outcome."
- "The Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research in San Antonio, Texas is one of only a handful of sites around the world that conduct medical research on great apes. Scientists say their research is conducted humanely, but many animal rights groups say testing on chimps is unneeded and unethical."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English ethical English unethical From un- + ethical.
Inflected Forms
more unethical (comparative)
most unethical (superlative)