controproducente
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish contraproducente, from a Latin locution contrā prōdūcentem (literally “against the one presenting”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kon.tro.pro.duˈt͡ʃɛn.te/
- Rhymes: -ɛnte
- Hyphenation: con‧tro‧pro‧du‧cèn‧te
Adjective
controproducente (plural controproducenti)
- counterproductive, self-defeating
Further reading
- controproducente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana