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Meaning of Unbecoming | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˌʌnbɪˈkʌmɪŋ

Definitions

The process by which something unbecomes.

Equivalents

العربية غير لائق
Deutsch unangebracht ungebührlich ungehörig unpassend unschmeichelhaft unschön wenig anziehend wenig schmeichelhaft
Español nada favorecedor poco favorecedor
Suomi mauton sopimaton
हिन्दी अशोभनीय
Kurdî hakê
Latina indecens
Te Reo Māori hake
Nederlands onaantrekkelijk onbetamelijk onflatteus ongepast

Examples

“By tracing the turns from U.S. to Japan to China, we can see that becoming American, the classic ethnic American narrative, itself opens to further becomings and unbecomings and rebecomings that address mobility and ethnicization […]”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Unbecomingly Unbecomingness Unbed unbefittingness unbeginningness Unbegotten

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