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Just calling it bad does not include the intent of improving it. Verschlimmbesserung does.

• OroPla 18d ago
  Why do you change something if not to make it better, though? Trying to improve things is implicit.
  • groestl 18d ago
    Of course there's many reasons to make something worse intentionally. Revenge for example.
  • croes 18d ago
    The point of Verschlimmbesserung is to show your good intentions to improve something failed. Improvement = Verbesserung Worsening = Verschlimmerung Worsening because you tried to improve = Verschlimmbesserung Ask your local carpenter or plumber how many of their jobs have to do with people trying to fix a damage and make it worse
  • 1718627440 18d ago
    Worsen it from the perspective of the judge, not from the person doing it.