unhelpfulness

/ənˈhɛɫpfəɫnəs/ noun

The state of being unhelpful.

Word Origin Unhelpfulness is the state of not being helpful, built from help plus the negative un- and the abstract noun suffixes -ful and -ness. The root help comes from Proto-Germanic helpaną, from PIE *ḱelp- 'to help'. The same root gives us helpful, helpless, and even the word helpmeet (a helper suitable). The un- prefix is the classic negator.

noun The state of being unhelpful. countable

His persistent unhelpfulness made the team project much more difficult to complete.

(名词) 无益;无帮助性 【无益性】

他持续的不合作态度使团队项目更难完成。

(sustantivo) El estado de ser poco servicial o no ser útil.

Su persistente falta de ayuda hizo que el proyecto del equipo fuera mucho más difícil de completar.

(nom) manque de serviabilité; inutilité [Caractère de ce qui n'apporte aucune aide ; défaut de serviabilité.]

Son unhelpful persistant a rendu le projet d'équipe bien plus difficile à mener à bien.

(Substantiv) Hilflosigkeit; Unnützlichkeit [Der Zustand, nicht hilfreich zu sein; mangelnde Bereitschaft oder Fähigkeit, Unterstützung zu leisten.]

Seine anhaltende **Unhelpfulness** machte das Teamprojekt viel schwieriger zu bewältigen.

(名詞) 役に立たないこと、またはその状態。

彼がずっと役に立たないままでいることが、チームでのプロジェクトの完了をはるかに困難にした。

(substantivo) inutilidade; indisposição; desprestimosidade [O estado de ser pouco prestativo.]

Sua persistência em não ajudar tornou o projeto da equipe muito mais difícil de concluir.

Word parts: un + help + ful + ness

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