unhelpful
un‧help‧ful /ʌnˈhelpfəl/
adjective
The authorities are being particularly unhelpful.
—unhelpfully adverb
—unhelpfulness noun [uncountable]
un‧help‧ful /ʌnˈhelpfəl/
adjective Word Family: noun: help, helper, helpfulness ≠ unhelpfulness, helping, helplessness; adverb: helpfully ≠ unhelpfully, helplessly; adjective: helpful ≠ unhelpful, helpless; verb: help
not helping in a situation and sometimes making it worse: —unhelpfully adverb
—unhelpfulness noun [uncountable]