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Unscrupulous

/ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs/

Unscrupulous (عديم الضمير) — illustrated meaning of the English word Unscrupulous on GL Dictionary

Meaning of Unscrupulous

Having no moral principles.

ما معنى كلمة Unscrupulous بالعربي؟

عديم الضمير

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Synonyms & related words

unprincipleddishonestcorruptunethicalcrookeddeviousshameless

Unscrupulous in a sentence

Unscrupulous data handling is misconduct.
Scientific/GL Research
Unscrupulous rivals copy products.
Business/GL Innovation
Unscrupulous infringers face damages.
Legal/GL Patent
Unscrupulous characters appear in novels.
Educational/GL Training

Origin of Unscrupulous

From un- + scrupulous, from Latin scrupulus 'small stone'.

In the Genetic Learning (GL) context

In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, unscrupulous describes no ethics. GL rejects unscrupulous marketing.

Unscrupulous audio micro-course (transcript)

Three short podcasts about “Unscrupulous”. Listen with the interactive player.

Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning

Narrator: Today's word is "unscrupulous" — an adjective, pronounced /ʌnˈskruː.pjə.ləs/, stress on "scru".

Narrator: Unscrupulous means having no moral principles — willing to be dishonest or unfair to get what one wants.

Narrator: In plain English, an unscrupulous person cuts corners and cheats, without conscience or scruple.

Narrator: It describes people and businesses that ignore right and wrong in pursuit of their own gain.

Narrator: It's built from "un", not, and "scrupulous", from the Latin "scrupulus", a small sharp pebble.

Narrator: That pebble in a sandal stood for a nagging worry of conscience — a scruple about doing wrong.

Narrator: So to be scrupulous is to feel that worry; to be unscrupulous is to feel none at all.

Narrator: In tone it's formal and strongly negative, common in warnings about fraud, scams, and bad actors.

Narrator: So remember: unscrupulous means without conscience — willing to cheat, with no pebble of doubt at all.

Read podcasts 2 and 3

Podcast 2 — In conversation

Speaker A: Watch out — that company has a rather unscrupulous reputation.

Speaker B: Good warning. Unscrupulous firms will cut any corner to profit.

Speaker A: Exactly. "An unscrupulous seller" hides faults to make a sale.

Speaker B: Right. It's all about having no moral scruples at all.

Speaker A: Yes, doing wrong without a flicker of conscience.

Speaker B: A common mistake is the spelling — that tricky "scru-pu-lous".

Speaker A: Good point. It's worth saying slowly to spell it right.

Speaker B: Close synonyms? "Dishonest" and "unethical" are close.

Speaker A: And "corrupt" when the wrongdoing runs deep.

Speaker B: So avoid those unscrupulous middlemen entirely.

Speaker A: Not to be trusted.

Speaker B: Plainly unscrupulous.

Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering

Speaker B: Let's use "unscrupulous" in prompts to defend against bad actors, fraud, and abuse.

Speaker A: So "unscrupulous" tells the AI to think like an attacker?

Speaker B: Exactly. For security, you'd write:

Prompt: Review my form assuming an unscrupulous user will try to break it. Block each trick an unscrupulous person might use, validating every input so bad data never gets through.

Speaker B: The word "unscrupulous" tells the model to defend against deliberate misuse, not just mistakes.

Speaker A: Wise. What about payments?

Speaker B: Try this:

Prompt: Protect my checkout from unscrupulous buyers gaming discounts. Stop each unscrupulous trick — stacked codes, fake refunds — so honest customers stay safe and the system isn't abused.

Speaker A: So it's fair. What about accounts?

Speaker B: Here you go:

Prompt: Add protection against unscrupulous sign-ups creating fake accounts. Detect each unscrupulous pattern — bursts, bots — so genuine users get in while the cheats are kept out.

Speaker A: Cleaner data. What about reviews?

Speaker B: Try this:

Prompt: Build moderation that flags unscrupulous fake reviews. Spot each unscrupulous attempt to manipulate ratings, so the scores stay honest and shoppers can trust what they read.

Speaker A: Could it audit for risk?

Speaker B: Yes:

Prompt: Audit my app for ways an unscrupulous user could exploit it. List each unscrupulous angle by risk, so I close the most dangerous loopholes first.

Speaker A: So "unscrupulous" means a bad actor.

Speaker B: Exactly — a sharp word for security and abuse defence.

Frequently asked questions about Unscrupulous

What does Unscrupulous mean?

Having no moral principles.

ما معنى كلمة Unscrupulous بالعربي؟

عديم الضمير — 🕶️💰 عديم الضمير أو غير أخلاقي لا يتردد في استخدام الوسائل المشبوهة 💰😈

How do you pronounce Unscrupulous?

Unscrupulous is pronounced /ʌnˈskruːpjʊləs/ and is used as an adjective.

How is Unscrupulous used in a sentence?

Unscrupulous data handling is misconduct.

What are synonyms of Unscrupulous?

unprincipled, dishonest, corrupt, unethical, crooked, devious.

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