Unhelp
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Lack or absence of help uncountable
"But the unhelp, the disobedience!"
Verb
- 1 To undo or impede the help of. transitive
"When I was a child, I remember my mom busily preparing for a dinner party, saying, "If you are not going to help me, then at least don't unhelp me.""
Example
More examples"When I was a child, I remember my mom busily preparing for a dinner party, saying, "If you are not going to help me, then at least don't unhelp me.""
Etymology
Etymology 1
From un- + help.
Etymology 2
From Middle English unhelpe, equivalent to un- + help.
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