controproducente

Italian

Etymology

From Spanish contraproducente, from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin locution contrā prōdūcentem (literally “against the one presenting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.tro.pro.duˈt͡ʃɛn.te/, [kon̪t̪r̺opr̺od̪uˈt͡ʃɛn̪t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: con‧tro‧pro‧du‧cèn‧te

Adjective

1. counterproductive, self-defeating

References

• controproducente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana