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disservice
disservice
noun dis·ser·vice \(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs\
: something that harms or damages someone or something
Full Definition of DISSERVICE
: ill service : harm; also : an unhelpful, unkind, or harmful act <misinformation that does a disservice to readers>
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Examples of DISSERVICE
- Her comments were a disservice to those volunteers.
- <you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as “babysitters”>
First Known Use of DISSERVICE
1599
Related to DISSERVICE
- Synonyms
- inequity, injury, injustice, raw deal, shaft, unfairness, unjustness, wrong
- Antonyms
- equitableness, equity, fairness, justice
Rhymes with DISSERVICE
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