worthless

Word family  noun worth worthlessness worthy unworthiness adjective worth worthless worthwhile worthy ≠ unworthy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++worth·less /ˈwɜːθləs $ ˈwɜːrθ-/ ●○○ adjective  1  VALUEsomething that is worthless has no value, importance, or use 无价值的；没用处的 OPP valuable The house was full of worthless junk. 这房子里堆满了没有用的东西。 The information was worthless to me. 这些资料对我毫无用处。2  BAD PERSONa worthless person has no good qualities or useful skills 〔人〕一无是处的，不中用的 SYN useless His parents had made him feel worthless. 他父母让他觉得自己一无是处。 —worthlessness noun [uncountable] She struggled to overcome her feelings of worthlessness. 她竭力不让自己觉得自己一点用也没有。

Examples from the Corpus

worthless• The jewellery turned out to be completely worthless.• There was a real danger that these bonds would become worthless.• Is everything I did for Miss Elizabeth worthless and am I foolish to expect more of her?• He thought praying and other religious acts were worthless and hypocritical in the absence of active service to the needy.• I wanted to pay for the coffee, but I found that all I had was a couple of worthless coins.• a completely worthless exercise• They're worthless, of course they are, or else why do you think the state government let you have them.• I'm afraid this banknote is a forgery; it's just a worthless piece of paper.• Was it not buying businesses and influence abroad with worthless pieces of paper?• When he died, all my uncle left me was a worthless plot of land.• And so it was I lost my worthless virginity.From Longman Business Dictionaryworthlessworth‧less /ˈwɜːθləsˈwɜːrθ-/ adjective having no value or importanceInflation made the old Argentinian currency virtually worthless.a completely worthless exercise

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worthless
worth‧less /ˈwɜːθləs $ ˈwɜːrθ-/ adjective1. something that is worthless has no value, importance, or use
   OPP  valuable:
    The house was full of worthless junk.
    The information was worthless to me.
2. a worthless person has no good qualities or useful skills
   SYN  useless:
    His parents had made him feel worthless.
—worthlessness noun [uncountable]:
    She struggled to overcome her feelings of worthlessness.

worth·lessBrE /ˈwɜːθləs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɜːrθləs/ 🔊 adjectivehaving no practical or financial value 没用的；无价值的◆Critics say his paintings are worthless. 评论家说他的画毫无价值。🔊🔊 OPP valuable (of a person 人) having no good qualities or useful skills 品质坏的；不中用的◆a worthless individual品质坏的人◆Constant rejections made him feel worthless. 不断地遭到拒绝使他觉得一无是处。🔊🔊▸ worth·less·ness BrE /ˈwɜːθləsnəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɜːrθləsnəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] ◆a sense of worthlessness一无是处的感觉