# pessimization

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The act or process of pessimizing, or making something worse.
2. A change to program code that makes it less efficient, the opposite of an optimization.

## Etymology
From pessimize + -ation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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