misreform

noun
/ˈmɪsɹəfɔː(ɹ)m/

Etymology

From mis- + reform.

  1. derived from réforme
  2. derived from reformo
  3. derived from reformer
  4. inherited from reformen
  5. prefixed as misreform — “mis + reform

Definitions

  1. A reform that ends up making things worse.

    • The authors had little to say about the complete absence of institutional transformations in the economy and emphasise sabotage on the part of the nomenklatura as the principal cause for the "misreform".
  2. To make a misreform

    To make a misreform; to reform badly or in error.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA