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cobra effects

cobra effects is the plural of cobra effect.

Meaning of cobra effect

Noun

cobra effect (plural cobra effects)

  1. The phenomenon where an attempted solution to a problem has an unintended consequence that makes the original problem worse.
    • The short term effects of not prototyping can appear to be highly beneficial. After all, our groups seem to grow by leaps and bounds. What, though, is to be said about the long term effects if we fail to prototype? The consistent result is that the church is fatally bitten by the "cobra effect".2002, Leslie H. Brickman, “Prepare the Next Step”, in Preparing the 21st Century Church, [Maitland, Fla.?]: Xulon Press, →ISBN, page 326

Questions about cobra effects

What is cobra effects the plural of?
Cobra effects is the plural of cobra effect.

Words near cobra effects in the dictionary

  1. cobra capella
  2. cobra chicken
  3. cobra chickens
  4. cobra de capello
  5. cobra effect
  6. cobra effects
  7. cobra lilies
  8. cobra lily
  9. cobra pose
  10. cobra saffron
  11. cobraided

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