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unbecoming

[uhn-bi-kuhm-ing] / ˌʌn bɪˈkʌm ɪŋ /


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He notes that his grudge-holding is unbecoming of a man who’s pushing middle age before going on to attack his longtime producer Noah “40” Shebib.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The secretary issued a “letter of censure” against Sen. Kelly “for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and conduct unbecoming an officer.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Singh defended himself during the debate, saying that his "conscience remains clear" and disagreed with the debate's resolution that his behaviour was "dishonourable and unbecoming".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

“It’s unbecoming of the office in which you represent.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

And all this fretful conjuring about prospective mishaps and crises, she scolded, was unbecoming a man who would be first magistrate of the nation.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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