Disimprovement
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
- 1 Reduction from a better to a worse state. countable, uncountable
"[...] '[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 a continual diſturbance of the Public Peace."
- 2 Attempt to make something better while ending up worse than before. countable, informal, rare, uncountable
Example
More examples"[...] '[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 a continual diſturbance of the Public Peace."
Etymology
From dis- + improvement.
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