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Definition of Counterproductive
1. Adjective. Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal.
Definition of Counterproductive
1. Adjective. More of a hindrance than a help. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Counterproductive
Literary usage of Counterproductive
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Subsidy Reform and Sustainable Development: Economic, Environmental and by OECD., Publi Oecd Published by Oecd Publishing, Oecd. Published by (2006)
"Reforming counterproductive Subsidies in Austrian Transport Introduction Karl W.
Steininger University of Graz Franz E. Prettenthaler Joanneum Research A ..."
2. Less Hype, More Help: Reducing Juvenile Crime, What Works-And What Doesn't by Richard A. Mendel (2000)
"counterproductive "Net-Widening." Early in the 1999-2000 school year, a group of
Mississippi high school students were throwing peanuts at one another on a ..."
3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"See COUNCIL, COUNSEL, CONSUL counterproductive, self-defeating Phythian 1979 and
Harper 1975, 1985 are not pleased with the adjective counterproductive, ..."
4. Status of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Identify Gulf War Syndrome edited by Christopher Shays (1998)
"Findings establishing that PB is useless or counterproductive may be explained
by 1 ) PB reduces the rate of recovery of AChE after inhibition from ..."
5. Teaching Children to Be Literate: A Reflective Approach by Anthony V. Manzo, Ula Casale Manzo (1995)
"Materials with tasks that make little instructional sense can be
counterproductive (eg, “Underline the letters of the alphabet in order as you
find them on ..."
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