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counterproductive

[kaun-ter-pruh-duhk-tiv] / ˌkaʊn tər prəˈdʌk tɪv /










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But what if what he says is counterproductive?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Generative AI can synthesize and extrapolate in valuable ways, but it also can produce wrong answers or take on tasks that educators would see as inappropriate or counterproductive — such as writing papers for students.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Having decided to target the youth market to offer the best chance of future success, it would be counterproductive to hold back someone already in their ranks, so Gabriel's call-up for Norway makes perfect sense.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

In some ways, the war to date has been counterproductive.

From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026

On the other hand, he regarded any effort to end slavery as premature, politically impractical, and counterproductive.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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