Dictionary

unhelp en · VERB · etymology 1

Etymology

From un- + help.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To undo or impede the help of.
   • 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." 2000, Mary Ann Froehlich, Peggysue Wells, What to Do When You Don't Know What to Say:
   • "No more help! I want you to unhelp me." 2004, Alejna Brugos, Linnea Micciulla, Christine E. Smith, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Boston University Conference on Language Development, Volume 2:

Forms

unhelp en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English unhelpe, equivalent to un- + help.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) Lack or absence of help
   • But the unhelp, the disobedience! 1950, Frank Kendon, Jacob & Thomas: Darkness, page 18:

Relateds

unhelpfulness