as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as "babysitters"
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Recent Examples of disservice
Gameplay: Exciting Ninja Action To call Shinobi: Art of Vengeance a simple platformer would do it a disservice, because there's a lot more going on than just pushing forward and mashing buttons.
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
At the same time, labeling the Pacers as the Team of Destiny actually does them a disservice.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Don’t do yourself a disservice and make the West Indies right before guests arrive.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Critics too often do a disservice to the art of younger generations, overstating the similarities between works that have little in common besides the age of their makers or failing to account for the aesthetic prejudices of their own cohort.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
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Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 14 June 2025
At the same time, labeling the Pacers as the Team of Destiny actually does them a disservice.
—Shane Young, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Don’t do yourself a disservice and make the West Indies right before guests arrive.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 May 2025
Critics too often do a disservice to the art of younger generations, overstating the similarities between works that have little in common besides the age of their makers or failing to account for the aesthetic prejudices of their own cohort.
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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In her dissent, Sotomayor faulted the court for turning a blind eye to injustice.—
David G. Savage,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2025
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Environmental injustice and disproportionate exposure to environmental hazards.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Somehow, the Dolphins’ general manager and head coach found a way to turn two difficult situations into a playmaking safety, whose return gives Grier a chance to right one of his former wrongs.—
Omar Kelly,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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Anyone who says that doesn’t exist is flat-out wrong.—
Sam Vecenie,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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