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uncooperative

adjective
 
 
/ˌʌn.kəʊˈɒp.ər.ə.tɪv/ US  /-koʊˈɑː.pɚ.ə.t̬ɪv/

Definition

not willing to work with or be helpful to other people: I found him rude and uncooperative.Unhelpful and Uncooperative uncooperatively
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
uncooperativeness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
Unhelpful and Uncooperative
(Definition of uncooperative adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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