disservice

[ dis-sur-vis ]

/ dɪsˈsɜr vɪs /

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noun

harmful or injurious service; an ill turn.

verb (used with object), dis·serv·iced, dis·serv·ic·ing.

to provide inadequate or faulty service to: Small shippers are most often disserviced by transportation breakdowns.

Nearby words

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

Origin of disservice

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

SYNONYMS FOR disservice

1 wrong, hurt, harm, injury, unkindness.

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Related forms

self-dis·serv·ice, noun

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Examples from the Web for disservice

And, in doing so, are we ultimately doing them, as well as the feminist movement, a disservice?
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Maybe they help sell church services, but do they do a disservice to the gospel?
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Not to deal with this and the way we have done it would have been a disservice to the series.
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We are doing him a disservice by not working harder on this.
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This hate speech is wrong, inaccurate and a disservice to learning.
When Israeli Settlers Direct Violence at Palestinian Schoolchildren|Matt Surrusco|November 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
"I scarce know whether he did me service or disservice, your Highness," he added, with something between a grunt and a sigh.
The Mercenary|W. J. Eccott
May I answer without doing an injury or disservice to his Imperial Majesty?
Imaginary Conversations and Poems|Walter Savage Landor
It would be doing a disservice to his memory to deny that his style did not possess literary distinction or elegance.
Mark Twain|Archibald Henderson
"And greatly to your disservice besides," added I, severely.
That Boy Of Norcott's|Charles James Lever
Well has Ennius said, "Kindnesses misplaced are nothing but a curse and disservice."
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for disservice

disservice

/ (dɪsˈsɜːvɪs) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

disserviceable, adjective

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