A ~ action is one that you think makes a situation worse rather than better. (FORMAL)
The Prime Minister described transferring education to central government funding as ‘a ~ step’.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
A ~ action is one that you think makes a situation worse rather than better. (FORMAL)
The Prime Minister described transferring education to central government funding as ‘a ~ step’.
ADJ: usu ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012