Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unhelp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: un-help
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To undo or impede the help of.

Transitive verb

noun

Lack or absence of help

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.""
""No more help! I want you to unhelp me.""
"But the unhelp, the disobedience!"

Etymology

From un- + help.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: un
Root: unhelpe

Usage

Inflected Forms

unhelps (present, singular) unhelping (participle, present) unhelped (participle, past) unhelped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

unhelpfulness

Questions

What does unhelp mean?: To undo or impede the help of.
Where does unhelp come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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