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Definition of "counter-productive" [counter-productive]

  • Alternative spelling of counterproductive. (adjective)

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Use "counter-productive" in a sentence
  • "Freddie was the hangover often literally of the ways Flower defined as counter-productive."
  • "The country needs to know what happened, who ordered it and why, but criminal prosecution seems divisive, and probably counter-productive. mpowell Says:"
  • "The marginal health care dollar does not give you much return, which is why our obscenely higher levels of spending do not translate into better outcomes (that also has something to do counter-productive treatment, a symptom of defensive medicine and misaligned incentives that encourage too much care, much of which can do more harm than good and is simply money thrown into a hole)."