Nonprofessional vs. Unprofessional

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Difference Between Nonprofessional and Unprofessional
Nonprofessionaladjective
not professional; amateur
Unprofessionaladjective
unbecoming of a professional; hence inappropriate in the workplace
unprofessional behaviorNonprofessionalnoun
One who is not a professional; an amateur.
Unprofessionaladjective
Lacking a profession.
Nonprofessionaladjective
not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain;
the nonprofessional wives of his male colleaguesnonprofessional actorsUnprofessionalnoun
One who is not a professional.
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Unprofessionaladjective
not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession;
described in unprofessional language so that high school students could understand itwas censured for unprofessional conductunprofessional repairs