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- adverb In a
counterproductive way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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A writer in the LA Times says, "Only hatred and spite could move a government to act so irrationally and counterproductively."
Danny Groner: The High Price Of Sukkot Danny Groner 2011
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A writer in the LA Times says, "Only hatred and spite could move a government to act so irrationally and counterproductively."
Danny Groner: The High Price Of Sukkot Danny Groner 2011
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In contrast, they say India counterproductively tears down and reinvents its strategic outlook every time there is a change in government.
India Rules Out 'Geronimo'-Style Strikes, Will 'Engage' Pakistan 2011
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Program rules were incredibly and counterproductively strict.
Ralph da Costa Nunez: Does 'Housing First' Put Families Last? Ralph da Costa Nunez 2011
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The Afghan government will behave more counterproductively the more it believes that the U.S. isn't serious about succeeding.
We Have the Momentum in Afghanistan Kimberly Kagan 2011
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In contrast, they say India counterproductively tears down and reinvents its strategic outlook every time there is a change in government.
India Rules Out 'Geronimo'-Style Strikes, Will 'Engage' Pakistan 2011
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People with low self-esteem tend to use Facebook "counterproductively," a recent academic study found, overwhelming their online friends with negative information and failing to elicit the sympathy they are ultimately seeking.
Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Suicidal? Just Depressed? Be Careful How You Phrase It Online Kaitlin Bell Barnett 2012
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People with low self-esteem tend to use Facebook "counterproductively," a recent academic study found, overwhelming their online friends with negative information and failing to elicit the sympathy they are ultimately seeking.
Kaitlin Bell Barnett: Suicidal? Just Depressed? Be Careful How You Phrase It Online Kaitlin Bell Barnett 2012
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The Afghan government will behave more counterproductively the more it believes that the U.S. isn't serious about succeeding.
We Have the Momentum in Afghanistan Kimberly Kagan 2011
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Program rules were incredibly and counterproductively strict.
Ralph da Costa Nunez: Does 'Housing First' Put Families Last? Ralph da Costa Nunez 2011
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