Dictionary entry
Unhelpful
Pronunciation: /ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl/
Pronunciation
/ʌnˈhɛlpfʊl/
Myanmar Meaning
အကူအညီမရသော။
Definition
unhelpful /ʌn'helpfl / adj ကူညီရာမေရာက္ေသာ။ make an unhelpful suggestion. unhelpfully adv
Examples
- ‘He was having difficulty getting through to anyone and the friends he contacted seemed unconcerned and unhelpful.’
- ‘I have just come off the phone following the most incredibly obstructive and unhelpful call in the history of mankind.’
- ‘On Saturday
- having had enough of our unhelpful mobile phone operator
- we decided to go shopping for a pair of new phones.’
- ‘Insiders worried that it could in fact be unhelpful and make it more difficult to create good syllabuses.’
- ‘Wishful thinking is generally understandable
- even if it's unhelpful.’
- ‘Removing the unhelpful heat from the debate
- which can all too easily become polarised
- is a necessary first step.’
- ‘Faculties also seemed to be unhelpful despite the fact that they have a certain level of autonomy in examination procedure.’
- ‘Saying that just because we didn't hit targets we have failed and should be closed down is an immature and unhelpful approach.’
- ‘Anyone seeking clues as to the identity of these NYC-based electronicists will find their website unhelpful.’
- ‘Such a demand is an unhelpful confusion in the free speech debate.’
- ‘We do not accept involuntary ejections of speech if they are abusive or plainly unhelpful: it is not what the blog is about.’
- ‘My own experience with our own legal department is they have actually been quite difficult and unhelpful.’
- ‘My physiotherapist
- GP and other doctors I saw thought this would be unhelpful
- so I refused.’
- ‘Don't you hate it when people give you ‘helpful feedback’ of an unhelpful nature?’
- ‘Why did some of his answers seem to support the government in its war with the BBC
- while others were actively unhelpful?’
- ‘That some newspapers had already had their say before the match
- according to Taylor
- was deeply unhelpful.’
- ‘The game's only detectable flaw is occasionally unhelpful camera work.’
- ‘They think they'll get into trouble
- or become unhelpful and difficult.’
- ‘Of course
- this was a slightly unhelpful five years after the event.’
- ‘He has been uncooperative
- unhelpful
- and particularly rude to teaching staff.’