逆ぎゃく効こう果か

noun

opposite effect; backfiring

Describes an action that produces the opposite of the intended result; often used with verbs like なる or 出る.

• 厳きびしく叱しかったら逆ぎゃく効こう果かになってしまった。

  Scolding him harshly ended up having the opposite effect.

• その政せい策さくは逆ぎゃく効こう果かを生うんだ。

  That policy produced the opposite effect.