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disutility

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dis⋅u⋅til⋅i⋅ty

  [dis-yoo-til-i-tee]
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–noun
the quality of causing inconvenience, harm, distress, etc.
Origin:
1875–80; dis- 1 + utility
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dis·u·til·i·ty   (dĭs'yōō-tĭl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. dis·u·til·i·ties

  1. The state or fact of being useless or counterproductive.

  2. Something that is inefficient or counterproductive: an analysis of the relative disutilities of the two plans.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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