the cure is worse than the disease

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比喩的用法

The medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via adverse effects.

日本語の意味

治療法（対策）が、病気（問題）よりも悪い結果をもたらすことを示す表現。 / 病気や問題に対する解決策が、かえって事態を悪化させる、または悪影響を及ぼす危険性があることを意味する。 / 問題に対処するための方法や対策が、元の状態よりも悪化させる場合に用いられる慣用句

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When the antibiotic caused severe organ damage, we realized the cure is worse than the disease.

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抗生物質が重篤な臓器障害を引き起こしたとき、治療が病気そのものよりも害が大きいことに気づきました。

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意味（1）

The medical treatment for an illness produces a worse net result than the illness does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via adverse effects.

意味（2）

(figuratively) The solution or proposed solution to a problem produces a worse net result than the problem does (or threatens a non-negligible risk of doing so), especially via unintended consequences.

Regarding the repeal of the Glass-Steagall act and other repeals of financial regulations, or even in legislating new financial regulations, you have to be careful that the cure is not worse than the disease.

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