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单词 worserment
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worsermentn.

Brit. /ˈwəːsəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈwərsərmənt/
Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worser v., -ment suffix; worser adj., -ment suffix.
Etymology: Probably partly < worser v. + -ment suffix, and partly < worser adj. + -ment suffix, after betterment n. Compare later worsement n.
rare.
= worsement n.
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the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > making or becoming > spec. thing
worserment1855
worsenment1862
worsement1893
1855 L. S. Goodwin Little Folks' Own 130 The improvements he had made on his farm. The man said the betterments were all worserments.
1890 Daily News 10 Feb. 5/5 What, if we may coin so barbarous a term, may be called the avoidance of ‘worserment’.
1902 C. G. Harper Holyhead Road I. 93 They received no compensation for this ‘worserment’ which must have practically ruined many of them.
1971 Las Cruces (New Mexico) Sun-News 9 June 4/7 Seems to me that the Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to the ‘worserment’ of Las Cruces instead of the betterment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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