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counterproductive: tending to hinder the achievement of a goal

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inhibiting collapse

interruptive collapse

unavailing collapse

inhibitive collapse

corrupting collapse: that infects or taints; harmful to the mind or morals; "corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"; "the vicious and degrading cult of violence"; seducing into corrupt practices

damaging collapse: designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"; (sometimes followed by `to') causing harm or injury; "damaging to career and reputation"; "the reporter's coverage resulted in prejudicial publicity for the defendant"

deleterious collapse: harmful to living things; "deleterious chemical additives"

obstructive collapse

stifling collapse

disadvantageous collapse: constituting a disadvantage

lethal collapse

bootless collapse: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

toxic collapse: of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from exposure to toxic substances"

inoperative collapse: not operating; "an inoperative law"

pernicious collapse

prejudicial collapse: tending to favor preconceived ideas; "the presence of discriminatory or prejudicial attitudes in the white population"

feckless collapse: generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"; not fit to assume responsibility

restrictive collapse: (of tariff) protective of national interests by restricting imports; serving to restrict; "teenagers eager to escape restrictive home environments"

nugatory collapse: of no real value; "a nugatory law"

crosswise collapse: in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross; lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction; "a crosswise street"; "the crosswise dimension"; not in the intended manner; "things are going crosswise"

suppressive collapse: tending to suppress; "the government used suppressive measures to control the protest"

repressive collapse

detrimental collapse

useless collapse: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

hurtful collapse: causing hurt; "her hurtful unconsidered words"

ineffective collapse: lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"; not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"; lacking in power or forcefulness; "an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"

injurious collapse

baleful collapse: threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"; deadly or sinister; "the Florida eagles have a fierce baleful look"

strangling collapse

poisonous collapse: marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful; "poisonous hate"; "venomous criticism"; "vicious gossip"; not safe to eat; having the qualities or effects of a poison

malevolent collapse: wishing or appearing to wish evil to others; arising from intense ill will or hatred; "a gossipy malevolent old woman"; "failure made him malevolent toward those who were successful"

fruitless collapse

mischievous collapse: badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"; deliberately causing harm or damage; "mischievous rumors and falsehoods"

harmful collapse: causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"; able or likely to do harm

venomous collapse

occlusive collapse: tending to occlude

ineffectual collapse

distressing collapse: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

troublesome collapse: difficult to deal with; "a troublesome infection"; "a troublesome situation"

corrosive collapse: a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali)

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