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Definition: Counterproductive |
CounterproductiveAdjective1. Tending to hinder the achievement of a goal. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Crosswords: Counterproductive |
| Specialty definitions using "counterproductive": Employee Discipline. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Russia | It may also be counterproductive, as it encourages Russian firms to deal through related entities registered overseas. (references) |
Burma | The GOB seems especially obsessed with securing foreign exchange, but its restrictive policies are inevitably counterproductive. (references) | |
Bangladesh | However, the domestic industry complains of the leakage of bonded yarn to the local market, which according the industry sources is counterproductive. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Counterproductive" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Counterproductive" is used about 94 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 94 | 33,845 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "counterproductive"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Albanian | antiproduktiv. (various references) | ||||||||||
Chinese | 妨碍达到预期目的. (various references) | ||||||||||
Czech | mít opaèný úèinek. (various references) | ||||||||||
German | kontraproduktiv. (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | που φέρνει το αντίθετο, αντιπαραγωγικός (non-productive, unproductive, unprofitable). (various references) | ||||||||||
Hungarian | nemkívánatos eredményre vezető. (various references) | ||||||||||
Italian | controproducente (self-defeating). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 逆効果 (backfire, opposite effect). (various references) | ||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ぎゃく"うか (backfire, opposite effect), ぎゃっ"うか (backfire, opposite effect). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 비생산 (unproductive). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ounterproductivecay zarar verici (damaging, malignant, mischievous), amaca zararlı. (various references) | ||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Counterproductive" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conterproductive. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "counterproductive" (pronounced kou"nterprudu'ktiv or kou"nerprudu'ktiv) |
| 4 | -k t i v | active, addictive, adjective, affective, attractive, collective, conductive, connective, constructive, corrective, defective, destructive, detective, directive, distinctive, effective, elective, hyperactive, inactive, ineffective, infective, injunctive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, introspective, invective, irrespective, nonproductive, objective, obstructive, octave, overactive, perspective, photoconductive, predictive, proactive, productive, projective, prospective, protective, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, reflective, refractive, reproductive, respective, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, seductive, selective, subjective, superconductive, unattractive, unproductive, vindictive. |
| 3 | -t i v | abortive, accommodative, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, adaptive, additive, administrative, adoptive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, authoritative, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, congestive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, cooperative, corruptive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, dissipative, distributive, duplicative, elucidative, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inattentive, incentive, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, inventive, investigative, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, plaintive, positive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, probative, prognosticative, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, receptive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restive, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, substantive, suggestive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vituperative. |
| 4 | -k t i v | active, addictive, adjective, affective, attractive, collective, conductive, connective, constructive, corrective, defective, destructive, detective, directive, distinctive, effective, elective, hyperactive, inactive, ineffective, infective, injunctive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, introspective, invective, irrespective, nonproductive, objective, obstructive, octave, overactive, perspective, photoconductive, predictive, proactive, productive, projective, prospective, protective, radioactive, reactive, reconstructive, reflective, refractive, reproductive, respective, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, seductive, selective, subjective, superconductive, unattractive, unproductive, vindictive. |
| 3 | -t i v | abortive, accommodative, accumulative, accusative, acquisitive, adaptive, additive, administrative, adoptive, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, appreciative, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, authoritative, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collaborative, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, congestive, consecutive, conservative, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, cooperative, corruptive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, definitive, degenerative, deliberative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, dissipative, distributive, duplicative, elucidative, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, facultative, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imitative, imperative, inattentive, incentive, indicative, infinitive, informative, initiative, innovative, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, interpretive, intuitive, inventive, investigative, iterative, laxative, legislative, locomotive, lucrative, manipulative, meditative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, normative, nutritive, operative, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, plaintive, positive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, probative, prognosticative, prohibitive, provocative, punitive, putative, qualitative, quantitative, receptive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, regulative, rehabilitative, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, restive, restorative, secretive, sedative, sensitive, speculative, stimulative, substantive, suggestive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vituperative. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-d-e-e-i-n-o-o-p-r-r-t-t-u-u-v" | |
-5 letters: controverted, correctitude, interoceptor, outreproduce, reproduction, reproductive, unproductive. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Commercial 4. Quotations: Non-fiction | 5. Usage Frequency 6. Translations: Modern 7. Derivations 8. Rhymes | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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