unhelpfuladjective
uk/ʌnˈhelp.fəl/us/ʌnˈhelp.fəl/C1 not improving a difficult situation:
The instructions were badly written and unhelpful.
I don't need any more of your unhelpful advice!
B2 not wanting to help someone, in a way that seems unfriendly:
The shop assistant was rude and unhelpful.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
- awkward
- awkwardly
- deterrent
- foot
- it's every man for himself idiom
- man
- obstructionism
- obstructive
- passive-aggressive
- pre-emptive
- stifling
- stultifying
- uncooperative
- under your feet idiom