Counterproductive

/ˌkaʊntərprəˈdʌktɪv/ adjective

Achieving the opposite of what you intended; something that harms your goal instead of helping it.

From counter- (against, opposite) + productive (producing results). Counter- comes from Old French contre, from Latin contra (against). The compound emerged in English around the 20th century to describe actions that backfire against their stated purpose.

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