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- Word comparison: unethical vs. immoral
unethical vs. immoral
adjective
- lacking moral principles; unwilling to adhere to proper rules of conduct.
- not in accord with the standards of a profession:
She treated patients outside the area of her training, and the appropriate medical organization punished her unethical behavior.
adjective
- violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.
- licentious or lascivious.