counterproductive
adj/ˌkaʊntəpɹəˈdʌktɪv/
Etymology From counter- + productive.
1
More of a hindrance than a help.
- The curse has been Spanish ineptitude feeding Gibraltarian intransigence. Border hold-ups are counterproductive to winning hearts and minds, as were blundering Argentinian landings on the outer Falklands.2013 August 14, Simon Jenkins, “Gibraltar and the Falklands deny the logic of history”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2021:
- It's most likely that these kinds of cuts to service frequencies, train formations, and service start and finish times would cost more in revenue than they save in cost and would therefore be counterproductive.2022 January 12, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 25:
- Antonyms
- productive
- Derived terms
- counterproductively, counterproductiveness
- Related terms
- adaptive versus maladaptive, helpful versus unhelpful, useful versus useless