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disservice

[ dis-sur-vis ]

noun

  1. harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.

    Synonyms: unkindness, injury, harm, hurt, wrong



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.

disservice

/ dɪsˈsɜːvɪs /

noun

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


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Derived Forms

  • disˈserviceable, adjective

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Other Words From

  • self-dis·service noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of disservice1

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

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Example Sentences

It’s just a shame that these shows are often made in a style that is so tired by this point, it even does a disservice to the Dickens and Austen tales for which it was originally developed.

From Time

Montgomery’s head of emergency management, Earl Stoddard, said those who have leaked the registration link did “a great disservice” to the community by complicating efforts to quickly inoculate the county’s top-priority group.

That would do any open world Star Wars game a major disservice.

Unintentionally, the film’s opening also does a disservice to the subtlety of some of the performances, particularly Kirby’s.

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Increasing that walled garden power would be a disservice to users and to the digital economy, especially to small and upstart businesses.

From Fortune

To call Wild an emotional film would be an egregious disservice to its astounding journey to screen.

The lack of discussion and attention are a major disservice to women.

And, in doing so, are we ultimately doing them, as well as the feminist movement, a disservice?

Maybe they help sell church services, but do they do a disservice to the gospel?

Not to deal with this and the way we have done it would have been a disservice to the series.

Well has Ennius said, "Kindnesses misplaced are nothing but a curse and disservice."

It required six months of judicial labor to bring forth this result, which was of "infinite disservice to the crown."

At least they have been of some service to our cause and of some disservice to yours, and that, I take it, is the purpose of war.

The author of those lines, on another occasion, rendered Mr. Bird a serious disservice.

To represent a Person fairly and without disservice to his Reputation, two Things are to be observ'd.

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