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Verschlimmbesserung

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German

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Etymology

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verschlimmbessern +‎ -ung

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɪmˌbɛsəʁʊŋ/
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Noun

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Verschlimmbesserung f (genitive Verschlimmbesserung, plural Verschlimmbesserungen)

  1. disimprovement; attempted improvement that makes things worse

Declension

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