Unhelpful Meaning in English

word

US

ənˈhɛɫpfəɫ

un-HELP-fuhl

UK

ʌnhˈɛlpfəl

un-HELP-fuhl

التعريف

Someone or something that does not help or make things easier. It can describe a person who is not willing or able to assist, or something that does not solve a problem.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used in polite criticism. Often describes attitudes or actions. Collocates: "an unhelpful comment", "the staff were unhelpful". Not as strong as "useless"—"unhelpful" implies that something isn't helpful, not that it is completely bad.

• Spanish: poco servicial - inútil
• Portuguese (BR): inútil - que não ajuda
• Portuguese (PT): inútil - que não ajuda
• Chinese (Simplified): 无益的 - 不乐于助人的
• Chinese (Traditional): 無益的 - 不樂於助人的
• Hindi: असहायक - अनुपयोगी
• Arabic: غير مفيد - غير مُعين
• Bengali: অসহায়কারী - সাহায্যহীন
• Russian: неполезный - бесполезный (не оказывает помощи)
• Japanese: 役に立たない
• Vietnamese: không hữu ích
• Korean: 도움이 되지 않는
• Turkish: yardımcı olmayan
• Urdu: غیر معاون - مدد نہ کرنے والا
• Indonesian: tidak membantu - kurang membantu

جمل نموذجية

His advice was unhelpful.

basic

The instructions are unhelpful.

basic

She was unhelpful when I asked for support.

basic

That was a pretty unhelpful comment.

natural

The staff at the desk were surprisingly unhelpful.

natural

Sorry if that sounded unhelpful, I just don't know the answer.

natural