have the opposite effect

In fact, it seems to have had the opposite effect.

The attention was supposed to have the opposite effect on him.

"But from everything I know, they would have the opposite effect."

But to me, those experiences probably had the opposite effect.

But something about the present crisis seemed to have the opposite effect.

Now the fall in technology stocks is having the opposite effect.

Some believe now that the crisis may have the opposite effect.

His words had the opposite effect of what he intended.

Of course, my appearance had the opposite effect on her.

For some cancer patients, however, it can have the opposite effect.

The way the present administration has gone about this task, however, is likely to have the opposite effect.

It could have the opposite effect and they'll shut down.

If this does not happen, our aid will have the opposite effect.

If anything, such a regulation is likely to have the opposite effect.

But they have the opposite effect on people with attention disorders.

He's trying so hard to sound cool that it has the opposite effect.

But it could also have the opposite effect on some potential customers.

If it had the opposite effect, who could take pleasure in that?

Many of the new mandates, though, have the opposite effect.

This often has the opposite effect from what parents intend.

Indeed, some of its recommendations will have the opposite effect.

The Turkish meeting is more likely to have the opposite effect.

So why do its policies appear to have the opposite effect?

The murder had the opposite effect from what was intended.

"My take is that it could have the opposite effect," he added.