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Counterproductive

Adjective Hard
English: Having the opposite of the desired effect; tending to hinder rather than help.
Explanation: This adjective describes an action or strategy that, instead of achieving its intended goal, actually makes the situation worse or produces an undesirable outcome.

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"Punishing all students for one person's mistake would be counterproductive."

Detrimental self-defeating unhelpful adverse ineffective
Productive beneficial effective helpful

"Counter" (opposite) + "productive" (useful) = opposite of useful.

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