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abusefulness

n.
C2 Proficiency abuse·ful·ness

n. the quality of being mean, cruel, or harmful to others. It describes a person or situation that causes pain or suffering.

n. the quality or state of being cruel, harmful, or injurious to others. Often used to describe systemic or institutional mistreatment.


SIMPLE

The abusefulness of the system is clear to everyone.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee was formed to investigate the abusefulness of the new security protocols toward the staff.

COMPLEX

While the individual's intentions may have been benign, the cumulative abusefulness of his repeated dismissals eventually eroded the team's morale and trust.

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