cobra effect

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Noun

1. The [[phenomenon]] where an [[attempted#Adjective|attempted]] [[solution#Noun|solution]] to a [[problem#Noun|problem]] has an [[unintended]] [[consequence#Noun|consequence]] that [[make#Verb|makes]] the [[original#Adjective|original]] problem [[bad#Adjective|worse]].

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