counterproductive

Etymology

counter- + productive

adj

  1. More of a hindrance than a help.
    It's most likely that these kinds of cuts to service frequencies, train formations, and service start and finish times would cost more in revenue than they save in cost and would therefore be counterproductive. January 12 2022, Sir Michael Holden, “Reform of the workforce or death by a thousand cuts?”, in RAIL, number 948, page 25

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