disservice

American  

[dis-sur-vis] / dɪsˈsɜr vɪs /

noun

1. harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.

   Synonyms:

   unkindness, injury, harm, hurt, wrong

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verb (used with object)

disserviced, disservicing

1. to provide inadequate or faulty service to.

   Small shippers are most often disserviced by transportation breakdowns.

disservice British  

/ dɪsˈsɜːvɪs /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• disserviceable adjective
• self-disservice noun

Etymology

Origin of disservice

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

Example Sentences

“But if we run the piece as is, we’d be doing our viewers a disservice,” she wrote in the email, which was reviewed by the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal

“She did a significant disservice to her community and to herself in her remarks to the Club America and I stand in opposition to those remarks,” he said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

“It was a disservice. It lacked integrity. It tarnished the badge. It was wrong,” Moore said of Palka.

From Los Angeles Times

Comparing Starc to Mitchell Johnson might feel like a disservice to the former, given he has the better career record than his fellow left-armer.

From BBC

How could schools do such a disservice to taxpayers and, more important, to these students?

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• injustice