RECALL BEFORE REVEAL

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Having an effect that works against the intended goal.

adjective

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counterproductive

Sending repeated reminders became counterproductive when readers stopped opening them.
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A plan to add several pages of tiny instructions was counterproductive when testers overlooked the essential first step while searching the dense text.
From Why the Demonstration Works.
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