What is a word that describes when you try to fix something bad but destroy something good in the process?

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I am watching a video of a person releasing a mouse from a plastic trap into the "wild," but it was actually released in an open field. The freed mouse gets across the field and then a large bird happens upon it. Is there a word that describes "Hell is paved with good intentions?" Kind of ironic, but saying more than it merely backfired.

user121863 · Answer

Situations as the one you are describing are  generally referred to as:
out of the frying pan into the fire
(saying)

when you move from a bad or difficult situation to one that is worse

(Cambridge Dictionary)

Xanne · Answer

Another phrase:
https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/going+from+bad+to+worse
Going from bad to worse.

GEdgar · Answer

To throw the baby out with the bathwater.  LINK

To discard something valuable or important while disposing of something considered worthless, especially an outdated idea or form of behavior.

What is a word that describes when you try to fix something bad but destroy something good in the process?

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