Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - counter-productive

also counterproductive Something that is counter-productive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve. In practice, however, such an attitude is counter-productive... ADJ: usu v-link ADJ COUNTER-REVOLUTION (counter-revolutions) Note: in AM, also use 'counterrevolution' 1. A counter-revolution is a revolution that is intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution. The consequences of the counter-revolution have been extremely bloody. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to activities that are intended to reverse the effects of a previous revolution as counter-revolution. Such actions would be regarded as counter-revolution. N-UNCOUNT