worsenmentn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːsn̩m(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈwərs(ə)nmənt/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worsen v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < worsen v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier worserment n. and later worsement n.Sometimes used in preference to worsement n.; compare -ment suffix and also the following:1894 Westm. Gaz. 26 July 2/1 The word, we suppose, ought to be ‘worsenment’, for while the verb of better is ‘to better’, the verb of worse is ‘to worsen’.

= worsement n.

ΘΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > making or becoming > spec. thing

worserment1855

worsenment1862

worsement1893

1862 Meliora 4 99 To worsenment and riot licence always leads.

1893 Isle of Man Times 25 Nov. 4/6 ‘The betterment principle’, which, by the way, is quite as often a worsenment principle as a betterment, has not been adopted for all our town improvements.

1905 J. M. Robertson Chamberlain ix. 43 Whereafter his worsenment is swift indeed.

1906 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Mar. 2 If ‘betterment’ is recognised, worsenment should be equally allowed for.

1950 Oxf. Econ. Papers New Ser. 2 33 The important question is whether the improvement, if improvement was to be anticipated, has been as great as it should have been, or whether the worsenment—if worsenment there had to be—was minimized.

2005 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 64 41 It would..enable landowners to be compensated for gradual, non-specific worsenment occurring over time.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	worsenment
释义	worsenmentn. Brit. /ˈwəːsn̩m(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈwərs(ə)nmənt/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: worsen v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < worsen v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier worserment n. and later worsement n.Sometimes used in preference to worsement n.; compare -ment suffix and also the following:1894 Westm. Gaz. 26 July 2/1 The word, we suppose, ought to be ‘worsenment’, for while the verb of better is ‘to better’, the verb of worse is ‘to worsen’. = worsement n. ΘΠ the mind > goodness and badness > badness or evil > worse > [noun] > making or becoming > spec. thing worserment1855 worsenment1862 worsement1893 1862 Meliora 4 99 To worsenment and riot licence always leads. 1893 Isle of Man Times 25 Nov. 4/6 ‘The betterment principle’, which, by the way, is quite as often a worsenment principle as a betterment, has not been adopted for all our town improvements. 1905 J. M. Robertson Chamberlain ix. 43 Whereafter his worsenment is swift indeed. 1906 Pall Mall Gaz. 10 Mar. 2 If ‘betterment’ is recognised, worsenment should be equally allowed for. 1950 Oxf. Econ. Papers New Ser. 2 33 The important question is whether the improvement, if improvement was to be anticipated, has been as great as it should have been, or whether the worsenment—if worsenment there had to be—was minimized. 2005 Amer. Jrnl. Econ. & Sociol. 64 41 It would..enable landowners to be compensated for gradual, non-specific worsenment occurring over time. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1862
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