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
In my mind, the Democrats are doing themselves a disservice by waiting to have their primary in 2028.
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
To say more would be a disservice to the nerve-shredding terror that follows.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
In total, Elanga provided five first-half crosses and, while only Gordon’s counted as ‘completed’, that does a disservice to the havoc the Sweden international caused.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
While public discourse on your choices can go in one ear and out the other, no one, famous man or woman included, should be exempt from being mindful about how their choices will benefit or do a disservice to their children.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
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Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
To say more would be a disservice to the nerve-shredding terror that follows.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
In total, Elanga provided five first-half crosses and, while only Gordon’s counted as ‘completed’, that does a disservice to the havoc the Sweden international caused.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
While public discourse on your choices can go in one ear and out the other, no one, famous man or woman included, should be exempt from being mindful about how their choices will benefit or do a disservice to their children.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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In both nations, anger prevails for the injustices of those calling themselves saviors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Young protesters in Madagascar and elsewhere are reimagining the manga characters’ fight against injustice as their own, anime experts say.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie filling may look similar on the shelf, there are key differences between them, and grabbing the wrong can can really throw off your pumpkin recipe.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
19 Oct. 2025
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Tamra, whom Shannon has refused to forgive for past wrongs, goes under the table to help right as Shannon starts to slide out her seat in the banquette under the table.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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