Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

worsification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wor-si-fi-ca-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process by which something becomes worse.

Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

The act of composing poetic verse poorly; bad versification.

Archaic; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: shittification"
"I shouldn't mind these well-intentioned worsifications. But I just don't believe they happen."
"I'm not a xenophobe, Musette. I've seen what's happened to my home and its environs and I don't like it. In spite of all the worsification and uglyfying and franchisation that's happened here, it's still better than elsewhere."
"I know I could improve. Just during phases of intense worsification there is no HOPE of improving. Big difference : )"
"Since we have found fault with some of what we may be allowed to call the worsification, we should say that the prose work is done conscientiously and neatly."

Etymology

From worse + -ification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

worsifications (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

worsify

Antonyms

goodification

Questions

What does worsification mean?: The process by which something becomes worse.
Where does worsification come from?: From worse + -ification.

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