"counterproductive" meaning in English

See counterproductive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-counterproductive.wav [UK] Forms: counterproductive [positive], more counterproductive [comparative], most counterproductive [superlative]
Etymology: counter- + productive Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|counter|productive}} counter- + productive Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is counterproductive, it causes more problems than a help.
    Sense id: simple-counterproductive-en-adj-Gj5DBbrL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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