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   Use·less·ness

   /ˈyo͞osləsnəs/

   

   noun

   • 1. inability to achieve an intended purpose or desired outcome: "a reader complained about the uselessness of the debate"
   • ▪ lack of skill or competence: "that feeling of uselessness haunts me still"

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   Synonyms for USELESSNESS: futility, ineffectiveness, inefficacy, ineffectuality, defeat, collapse, inadequacy, failure; Antonyms of USELESSNESS: success, achievement, accomplishment, victory, win, relevance, connection, applicability.

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   What is a useless word?

   • Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail: It's useless to argue over matters of taste. 2. Incapable of acting or functioning effectively; ineffectual or inept: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency. use′less·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   Why do medical terms become useless?

   • While these definitions are quite simple, they soon become useless because of the large number of terms involved. While professing respect for that culture, the physicians insisted the family not be allowed to dictate useless treatment. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web.

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   Uselessness is the fact of being of no use, or the quality of not being good at doing something. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   : having or being of no use: a. : ineffectual. a useless attempt. b. : not able to give service or aid : inept. uselessly adverb. uselessness noun. Synonyms. impracticable. impractical. inoperable. nonpractical. unserviceable. unusable. unworkable. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of useless in a Sentence.

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   Uselessness is the quality of having no practical use or being incapable of accomplishing anything. Find synonyms, related words, similes, and translations for uselessness in this comprehensive online resource.

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   Uselessness is the fact of being of no use, or the quality of not being good at doing something. Learn more about this word, its synonyms, antonyms, and usage with examples from various sources.

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   Definitions of uselessness. noun. the quality of having no practical use. synonyms: inutility, unusefulness. see more. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result. concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use.

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    Definition of uselessness noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.