Up to a certain point doctors, like carpenters and masons, must earn their living by doing the work that the public wants from them; and as it is not in the nature of things possible that such public want should be based on unmixed disutility, it may be admitted that doctors have their uses, real as well as imaginary.
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disutility — dis‧u‧ti‧l‧ity [ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪlti] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS the trouble or lack of satisfaction caused by having too much of something opposite utility * * * disutility UK US /ˌdɪsjuːˈtɪləti/ noun [C or U] ECONOMICS ► the harmful effect of… … Financial and business terms
disutility — [dis΄yo͞o til′ə tē] n. a lack of utility; quality of being harmful, inconvenient, etc … English World dictionary
disutility — noun Date: 1879 the state or fact of being counterproductive … New Collegiate Dictionary
disutility — /dis yooh til i tee/, n. the quality of causing inconvenience, harm, distress, etc. [1875 80; DIS 1 + UTILITY] * * * … Universalium
disutility — n. uselessness; state of being counterproductive … English contemporary dictionary
disutility — [ˌdɪsju: tɪlɪti] noun Economics the adverse qualities associated with an activity or process … English new terms dictionary
disutility — dis·utility … English syllables
disutility — dis•u•til•i•ty [[t]ˌdɪs yuˈtɪl ɪ ti[/t]] n. the quality of causing inconvenience, harm, distress, etc • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
disutility — /ˌdɪsjuˈtɪləti/ (say .disyooh tiluhtee) noun the quality of causing inconvenience or harm; injuriousness …
disutility — n. (pl. ies) 1 harmfulness, injuriousness. 2 a factor tending to nullify the utility of something; a drawback … Useful english dictionary
