Jens ClasenNov 17, 2022

The German word "verbessern" means "to make better".

The word "verschlimmern" means "to worsen".

The word "verschlimmbessern" means "to make worse by trying to make better".

Anyone ever trying to fix something and fucking it up badly will feel this one.

Enjoy our language!

#TheGermanWord

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@jensclasen
"Verschlimmbessern" is one of those lovely German words that holds a whole Universe of meaning - I always thought it was untranslatable, but "improvemusking" might come close!
Nov 18, 2022 at 10:44amWeb