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disserviceable

/dɪsˈɜvɪsəbəl/ adj

Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious.

Word Origin The prefix 'dis-' (reversing, apart) added to 'serviceable' (able to serve) gives the sense of doing a bad turn. 'Serviceable' itself comes from Latin 'servitium' (service, servitude), ultimately from 'servus' (slave). So disserviceable is literally 'able to un-serve' — to do harm instead of help. Related words: service, servant, disservice.

adj Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable; injurious.

His disserviceable advice ultimately caused more harm than good to the project.

(形容词) 有害无益的；有损的

他那有害的建议最终给项目带来的弊大于利。

(adjetivo) Calculado para causar perjuicio o daño; no servible; dañino.

Su consejo dañino finalmente causó más perjuicio que beneficio al proyecto.

(adjectif) nuisible; préjudiciable; dommageable [Susceptible de causer du tort ou un préjudice ; nuisible, dommageable.]

Ses conseils disserviceables ont fini par causer plus de mal que de bien au projet.

(Adjektiv) schädlich; nachteilig [dazu geeignet, Schaden anzurichten oder nachteilig zu wirken; nicht hilfreich, sondern schädlich.]

Sein **disserviceable** Rat richtete am Ende mehr Schaden als Nutzen an.

(形容詞) 害を及ぼす、役に立たない、有害な。

彼の不適切な助言は結局、プロジェクトに害をもたらした。

(adjetivo) prejudicial; nocivo; danoso; lesivo [Calculado para causar desserviço ou dano; não útil; prejudicial.]

Seus conselhos prejudiciais acabaram causando mais mal do que bem ao projeto.

Synonyms: harmful injurious damaging detrimental hurtful counterproductive unhelpful malign Antonyms: helpful beneficial serviceable advantageous

Related words

servant service servitude servile subservient servitor

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