The sibling post's "disimprovement" sounds more natural and has parallel form with pre-existing broadly accepted English words like "disincentive" and "disinfect".
replyNot sure if that's just me, but "disimprovement" sounds like *removing* an improvement that was previously there…
replyIt's definitely a normal-sounding, memorable word for us native English speakers.
replyMeanwhile I won't be able to remember that German word longer than it takes me to close this tab. Vershumthingsomething.
It's totally plausible portmanteau. I get the feeling thought that it sounds more marked in English than in German where these kind of mashups are formed more freely.
replyThumbs up, let's settle on that translation
replyI'm Dutch, sounds pretty good to me
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