"cobra effect" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: From an anecdote about the British rule of colonial India, according to which the British government offered a bounty for dead cobras, which eventually led to enterprising people breeding more cobras for the income. Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} cobra effect
  1. The situation where an attempted solution has an unintended consequence that makes the original problem worse. Wikipedia link: cobra effect
    Sense id: en-cobra_effect-en-noun-32h09BLv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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