disimprovement

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Synonyms: misimprovement

Antonyms: misimprovement

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Noun

1. [[reduction|Reduction]] from a [[better]] to a [[worse]] [[state#Noun|state]].
2. {{lb|en|informal|rare|influenced by the German noun [[Verschlimmbesserung]]}} Attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.

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