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disimprove

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-im-prove
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make worse.

Transitive verb

verb

To deteriorate.

Intransitive verb

verb

To try to make something better but end up making it worse.

Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English improve English disimprove From dis- + improve.

Usage

Inflected Forms

disimproves (present, singular) disimproving (participle, present) disimproved (participle, past) disimproved (past)

Questions

What does disimprove mean?
To make worse.
Where does disimprove come from?
Etymology tree Latin dis- Old French des-bor. Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English improve English disimprove From dis- + improve.

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