disservice
noun
dis·ser·vice
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs 
: ill service : harm
also
: an unhelpful, unkind, or harmful act
misinformation that does a disservice to readers
Examples of disservice in a Sentence
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”
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But to paint them as one-dimensionally focused on defending would be a disservice to a side that finished as the third-highest scorers last season.
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Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a disservice to both burgers and quesadillas.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
That was a disservice to the community.
—Elena Santa Cruz, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But to paint them as one-dimensionally focused on defending would be a disservice to a side that finished as the third-highest scorers last season.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disservice
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disservice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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disservice
noun
dis·ser·vice
(ˈ)dis-ˈ(s)ər-vəs
: an unhelpful, unkind, or harmful act
behavior that did a disservice to the sport
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