kontraproduktiv

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German

Etymology

kontra- +‎ produktiv

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔntʁapʁodʊkˌtiːf/
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Adjective

kontraproduktiv (strong nominative masculine singular kontraproduktiver, comparative kontraproduktiver, superlative am kontraproduktivsten)

  1. counterproductive
    Synonyms: zweckwidrig, abträglich
    Antonyms: zweckdienlich, produktiv
    • 2022 November 25, Konstantin von Notz, quotee, “»Letzte Generation«: Harsche Kritik an Aktivisten nach Flughafenaktion”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:
      Ihr Parteikollege Konstantin von Notz, Fraktionsvize im Bundestag, kritisierte die Aktion als »kontraproduktiv, anmaßend und potenziell gefährlich«.
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Declension

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Swedish

Etymology

kontra- +‎ produktiv

Adjective

kontraproduktiv

  1. counterproductive

Declension

Inflection of kontraproduktiv
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kontraproduktiv
Neuter singular kontraproduktivt
Plural kontraproduktiva
Masculine plural3 kontraproduktive
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kontraproduktive
All kontraproduktiva
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic