counterproductive
US: /ˈkaʊntɝpɹəˌdəktɪv/
UK: /kˌaʊntəpɹədˈʌktɪv/
UK: /kˌaʊntəpɹədˈʌktɪv/
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
[not usually before noun] having the opposite effect to the one which was intended: Increases in taxation would be counterproductive.
Compare: PRODUCTIVE
