disimprovement
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disimprovement
- /dɪsɪmˈpɹuːvm(ə)nt/ UK
- /dɪsɪmˈpɹuvmənt/ US
Where it comes from
From dis- + improvement.
noun disimprovements
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Reduction from a better to a worse state.
[...] '[T]is very reaſonable, that all ſhould be obliged to the Law of Justice. [...] And as to the Public, 'twould be all one as if there were no Property; and then for want of Encouragement and Security, the final iſſue of the matter would be, an utter neglect and diſimprovement of the Earth, and
Similar: decline, deterioration, worsening · Opposite: amelioration, betterment, improvement
- Attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before.
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noun reduction from a better to a worse state — see also deterioration
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Talk about this word "disimprovement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disimprovement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disimprovement. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disimprovement "disimprovement." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disimprovement.Cite this
@misc{disimprovement_2026,
title = {disimprovement},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disimprovement},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
