Cobra Effect Definition
noun
The situation where an attempted solution has an unintended consequence that makes the original problem worse.
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Origin of Cobra Effect
From an anecdote about the British rule of colonial India, according to which the British government offered a bounty for dead cobras, which eventually led to enterprising people breeding more cobras for the income.
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