- counterproductive
- UK [ˌkaʊntə(r)prəˈdʌktɪv] / US [ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv]
adjective
having the opposite result to the one you intended
Research shows that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive.
English dictionary. 2014.
counterproductive
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counterproductive — coun‧ter‧pro‧duc‧tive [ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv ǁ tər ] adjective having the opposite effect from the one that you intended: • Increasing government spending too quickly can be counterproductive. * * * counterproductive UK US /ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/… … Financial and business terms
Counterproductive — is a word that can be applied to anything that is more of an obstacle than a help in the achieving of a productive project or an objective set by a certain person or group. Counterproductive norms: A situation that prevents a group, organization … Wikipedia
counterproductive — is familiar enough now to be spelt as one word. It is a modern word (first recorded in 1959) which has mushroomed in use to describe any action or series of actions having the opposite of the desired effect: • Security measures will be… … Modern English usage
counterproductive — also counter productive, counter productive, 1959, Amer.Eng., from COUNTER (Cf. counter ) + PRODUCTIVE (Cf. productive) … Etymology dictionary
counterproductive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having the opposite of the desired effect … English terms dictionary
counterproductive — [kount′ər prə duk΄tiv] adj. bringing about effects or results regarded as contrary to those intended … English World dictionary
counterproductive — adj. counterproductive to * * * counterproductive to … Combinatory dictionary
counterproductive — adjective Date: 1959 tending to hinder the attainment of a desired goal < violence as a means to achieve an end is counterproductive W. E. Brock b1930 > … New Collegiate Dictionary
counterproductive — counterproductively, adv. /kown teuhr preuh duk tiv/, adj. thwarting the achievement of an intended goal; tending to defeat one s purpose: Living on credit while trying to save money is counterproductive. [1960 65; COUNTER + PRODUCTIVE] * * * … Universalium
counterproductive — coun|ter|pro|duc|tive [ˌkauntəprəˈdʌktıv US tər ] adj achieving the opposite result to the one that you want ▪ Sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive … Dictionary of contemporary English
counterproductive — coun|ter|pro|duc|tive [ ,kauntərprə dʌktıv ] adjective having a result that is the opposite of the one you intended: Research shows that sending young offenders to prison can be counterproductive … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
