disserviceable

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   harmful or counterproductive rather than useful or helpful

   The poorly designed restriction proved disserviceable to the small businesses it was meant to protect.

Formed from disservice and -able, or equivalently dis- plus serviceable. The negative prefix marks something that does harm or renders poor service rather than supplying a benefit.

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