there is a german word that means an improvement that makes things worse.?

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2006-12-30 03:05:29 · 2 answers · asked by jamed_s_70809 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

schlimmbesserung - which literally means, "an improvement which makes things worse." ...

2006-12-30 04:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by mom2all 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Are you sure you don't mean Schadenfreude - delight at other people's misfortune?

2006-12-30 11:52:04 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋