UNHELPFUL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unhelpful mean? 

• UNHELPFUL (adjective)
  The adjective UNHELPFUL has 1 sense:

1. providing no assistance

  Familiarity information: UNHELPFUL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNHELPFUL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Providing no assistance

Similar:

unaccommodating (offering no assistance)

unconstructive (not constructive)

Also:

uncooperative (unwilling to cooperate)

discouraging (depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action)

Antonym:

helpful (providing assistance or serving a useful function)

Derivation:

unhelpfulness (an inability to be helpful)

 Context examples 

A type of psychotherapy utilized to treat different forms of mental disorders.The treatment involves the identification of unhelpful or destructive patterns of thinking and behaviors and the subsequent replacement with behaviors that are beneficial and constructive.

(Cognitive behavior therapy, NCI Thesaurus)