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disserve

[ dis-surv ]
/ dɪsˈsɜrv /
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verb (used with object), dis·served, dis·serv·ing.

to be a disservice to; serve harmfully or injuriously.

RELATED WORDS

blemish, damage, harm, hurt, impair, mar, spoil, tarnish, vitiate, wrong

Nearby words

dissentious, dissepiment, dissert, dissertate, dissertation, disserve, disservice, dissever, dissidence, dissident, dissidents

Origin of disserve

First recorded in 1610–20; dis-1 + serve

Related forms

self-dis·serv·ing, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for disserve

disserve

/ (dɪsˈsɜːv) /

verb

(tr) archaic to do a disservice to
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