badification

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noun

The process by which something becomes bad (in various senses).

“Near-synonym: worsification”

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounbadification (uncountable)
  1. nonstandarduncountableThe process by which something becomes bad (in various senses).

    Near-synonym: worsification

    4 more examples

    Is your bad girl self feeling uptight and out-of-sight? No problem. It happens to the baddest of us. With a little behavior badification, she'll be back in a flash.

    2004, Cameron Tuttle, The Bad Girl's Guide to Getting Personal, San Francisco, C.A.: Chronicle Books, →ISBN, page 16

    Bishop badification achieved. White's bishop on e3 is a sorry sight when compared to Black's d5-knight. Black still needs to take great care since that e5-pawn is troublesome and may be the launching pad for a future attack.

    2011, Cyrus Lakdawala, The Slav: Move by Move, London: Everyman Chess, →ISBN, unnumbered page

    Still, we can utilize the Chinese government's de-badification technique to goodify some of the problems we're lucky enough to have.

    2013 December 28, Rex Huppke, “Learning to look on the bright side, Chinese-style”, in Dayton Daily News, Dayton, O.H.: Cox Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 Apr 2024

    "You won't... alter it too much, right? It has some pretty cool magic." ¶ "Can't alter magic. My badification is more about aesthetics."

    2021, Scott Reintgen, Breaking Badlands (Talespinners; 3), New York, N.Y.: Crown Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 63

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