- disutility
- noun Date: 1879 the state or fact of being counterproductive
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
disutility
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disutility — dis‧u‧ti‧l‧ity [ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlti] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS the trouble or lack of satisfaction caused by having too much of something opposite utility * * * disutility UK US /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪləti/ noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► the harmful effect of… … Financial and business terms
disutility — [dis΄yo͞o til′ə tē] n. a lack of utility; quality of being harmful, inconvenient, etc … English World dictionary
disutility — noun /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlɪti/ uselessness, a lack of utility Up to a certain point doctors, like carpenters and masons, must earn their living by doing the work that the public wants from them; and as it is not in the nature of things possible that such… … Wiktionary
disutility — /dis yooh til i tee/, n. the quality of causing inconvenience, harm, distress, etc. [1875 80; DIS 1 + UTILITY] * * * … Universalium
disutility — n. uselessness; state of being counterproductive … English contemporary dictionary
disutility — [ˌdɪsju: tɪlɪti] noun Economics the adverse qualities associated with an activity or process … English new terms dictionary
disutility — dis·utility … English syllables
disutility — dis•u•til•i•ty [[t]ˌdɪs yuˈtɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. the quality of causing inconvenience, harm, distress, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
disutility — /ˌdɪsjuˈtɪləti/ (say .disyooh tiluhtee) noun the quality of causing inconvenience or harm; injuriousness …
disutility — n. (pl. ies) 1 harmfulness, injuriousness. 2 a factor tending to nullify the utility of something; a drawback … Useful english dictionary
