"counter-productive" meaning in English

See counter-productive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more counter-productive [comparative], most counter-productive [superlative]
Etymology: From counter- + productive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|productive}} counter- + productive Head templates: {{en-adj|head=counter-productive}} counter-productive (comparative more counter-productive, superlative most counter-productive)
  1. Alternative spelling of counterproductive Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: counterproductive
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