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adjective
- 1. not helpful: "several complained that the staff were unhelpful"
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UNHELPFUL definition: 1. not improving a difficult situation: 2. not wanting to help someone, in a way that seems…. Learn more.
The meaning of UNHELPFUL is offering no assistance : not helpful. How to use unhelpful in a sentence.
If you say that someone or something is unhelpful, you mean that they do not help you or improve a situation, and may even make things worse.
Definition of unhelpful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
UNHELPFUL meaning: 1. not improving a difficult situation: 2. not wanting to help someone, in a way that seems…. Learn more.
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unhelpful definition: 1. not improving a situation: 2. not wanting to help someone, in a way that seems unfriendly: . Learn more.
Synonyms for UNHELPFUL: harmful, unfavorable, damaging, injurious, deleterious, bad, disadvantageous, impractical; Antonyms of UNHELPFUL: helpful, conducive, beneficial, favorable, profitable, advantageous, facilitative, salutary
The earliest known use of the adjective unhelpful is in the early 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for unhelpful is from before 1616, in the writing of William Shakespeare, playwright and poet. unhelpful is formed within English, by derivation.