disservice

[ dis-sur-vis ]
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noun
  1. harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.

verb (used with object),dis·serv·iced, dis·serv·ic·ing.
  1. to provide inadequate or faulty service to: Small shippers are most often disserviced by transportation breakdowns.

Origin of disservice

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; dis-1 + service1

Other words for disservice

Other words from disservice

  • self-dis·serv·ice, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for disservice

disservice

/ (dɪsˈsɜːvɪs) /


noun
  1. an ill turn; wrong; injury, esp when trying to help

Derived forms of disservice

  • disserviceable, adjective

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