disservice

noun dis·ser·vice \ (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs \

|Updated on: 15 Jun 2018

Examples: disservice in a Sentence

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 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”

Recent Examples of disservice from the Web

Why’s that, Doc? Allegiant sucks set new lows for customer disservice.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty's Morning Line: You can't make the MLB Draft fun and Allegiant Air sucks," 4 June 2018
And the idea that renovation is necessary for everyone does American homeowners a disservice.

— kate wagner, Curbed, "We need a new kind of HGTV," 30 May 2018
The genius here is that the reader becomes a part of the ensemble, too, so immersed in these people, that to call them characters seems a disservice.

— caroline leavitt, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘The Ensemble,’ by Aja Gabel," 17 May 2018
Dismantling that school is a disservice to the Carmel Clay school district.

— emma kate fittes, Indianapolis Star, "Why Carmel's interim superintendent wants to rebuild Orchard Park, Carmel Elementary," 21 May 2018
A few of the reasons: >> The Colts did Green a disservice by moving him to cornerback on an experimental basis last season.

— stephen holder, Indianapolis Star, "It's boom or bust for Colts safety T.J. Green: 'There ain't no time to waste'," 8 May 2018
But Lelio opts for an insipid neutrality that does a disservice to both.

— peter keough, BostonGlobe.com, "Rachel Weisz empowers ‘Disobedience’," 2 May 2018
The book by David Bryan, best known as the keyboardist for Bon Jovi, does a disservice to the black characters by largely ignoring their personal struggles.

— oliver sava, Chicago Reader, "Memphis makes the birth of rock all about the white dude," 2 May 2018
Showalter said that using injuries, a list that also includes closer Zach Britton (Achilles), slugger Mark Trumbo (quadriceps) and outfielder Colby Rasmus (hip), as an excuse would be a disservice to the players playing now.

— jon meoli, baltimoresun.com, "Orioles notes: As Mancini, Schoop ramp up baseball activities, Showalter says: 'We need them'," 23 Apr. 2018

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