1. Assistance or support that contains conflicting elements, mixed messages, or opposing directives that undermine its effectiveness
The government's contradictory aid package included funding cuts alongside new subsidies, creating confusion among recipients.
O pacote de ajuda contraditória do governo incluiu cortes de financiamento junto com novos subsídios, criando confusão entre os beneficiários.
2. Help that simultaneously provides and withholds benefits or creates opposing consequences
Offering job training while reducing employment opportunities is a form of contradictory aid.
Oferecer treinamento profissional enquanto se reduzem oportunidades de emprego é uma forma de ajuda contraditória.