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
Parting with Preller so early into the manager’s tenure would be a disservice to Stammen.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
It was given a starring role in the following year’s James Bond film Die Another Day, where, in the movie, the vehicle could supposedly be rendered invisible, perhaps good for a covert operative but a disservice to a model so visually arresting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Unless there is more to the Leonard story indicating an impending punishment from the NBA, this is an absolute disservice to Clippers fans this year and in immediate years to come.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
It was given a starring role in the following year’s James Bond film Die Another Day, where, in the movie, the vehicle could supposedly be rendered invisible, perhaps good for a covert operative but a disservice to a model so visually arresting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Unless there is more to the Leonard story indicating an impending punishment from the NBA, this is an absolute disservice to Clippers fans this year and in immediate years to come.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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Political instability, systemic injustice, and social anxiety have become defining features of modern life, and horror is uniquely suited to confront them.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Calvert-Lewin’s miss was entirely self-inflicted, of course, but the manner of Gudmundsson’s dismissal — the injustice of it — can poison a team’s collective temperament.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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That leads to a comedy of mistaken identities and a comical, if well-intentioned, plot to right wrongs.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
19 Mar. 2026
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Chalamet proved the faux-pas wrong in head-to-toe bubblegum-pink, courtesy of Chrome Hearts.—
Amber Rambharose,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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