disoperative

adjective

dis·​operative

"+

: hostile to or hindering cooperation

the balance between the cooperative, altruistic tendencies and those which are disoperative and egoistic

—M. F. A. Montagu

working in disoperative conditions

Word History

Etymology

dis- entry 1 + -operative (as in cooperative)

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