Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

diworsify

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: di-wor-si-fy
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make something worse by diversifying.

Humorous; Informal; Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"You can see whether and to what extent a fund manager is lagging or beating his or her benchmark, and whether he or she is taking on more risk than the investment universe (or, on the other hand, lagging due to holdings in cash, or "diworsifying" by going beyond its single-sector mandate)."

Etymology

Blend of diversify + worse.

Usage

Inflected Forms

diworsifies (present, singular) diworsifying (participle, present) diworsified (participle, past) diworsified (past)

Frequently Paired Words

diworsification

Questions

What does diworsify mean?: To make something worse by diversifying.
Where does diworsify come from?: Blend of diversify + worse.

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