Meaning & use
unbecoming
Not fitting or appropriate for a person's character, position, or dignity.
See it in a sentence
The officer was disciplined for conduct unbecoming of his rank.
Shouting at the waiter was unbecoming behavior for someone so usually polite.
A note on using this word
Unbecoming most often appears in the formal phrase 'conduct unbecoming,' used in military and professional disciplinary contexts.
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Words with an opposite meaning
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