counterproductive
/ˌkaʊntəprəˈdʌktɪv/adjective
उच्चारण काउन्टप्रडक्टिव
उल्टा असर करने वाला, प्रतिकूल परिणाम देने वाला
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adjective
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[not usually before noun]
having the opposite effect to the one that was intended
उल्टा असर करने वाला, प्रतिकूल परिणाम देने वाला
- Studying all night before the exam can be counterproductive.
- Punishing children too harshly is often counterproductive.
Synonyms self-defeating harmful damaging unhelpful
Opposite productive effective useful
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
An action that produces the opposite of the intended result is counterproductive.
जो कार्य इच्छित परिणाम का उल्टा फल दे, उसे counterproductive कहते हैं।