Contraproducente in english
Counterproductive
pronunciation: kaʊntɜrprədəktɪv part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: kaʊntɜrprədəktɪv part of speech: adjective
In gestures
contraproducente = counterproductive [counter-productive] ; self-defeating.
Example: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.Example: Some feel that these sessions can be 'self-defeating over the long run because they are based on a reward-punishment psychology that serves to intensify the pressure on the individual'.more:
» ser contraproducente = defeat + Posesivo + purpose ; blowback ; defeat + Posesivo + objective .
Example: Objectives are the basis of 'control' in the first sense; but they must never become the basis of 'control' in the second, for this would defeat their purpose. Example: If we inflict great misery on innocent people in the Middle East, there will almost certainly be what the CIA refers to as 'blowback' -- unintended negative consequences of our actions. Example: They actually defeating their objective because they are feeding and fuelling the very mentality which is creating the ills they say they want to eliminate.