disservice

noun

dis·ser·vice | \ (ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs

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”

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The fleeting nature of a runway show does a disservice to the quality of designer Eun-hye Jo’s construction. — Monica Kim, Vogue, "The 5 Designers to Know From Seoul Fashion Week Fall 2019," 29 Mar. 2019 And though all of this feels like salacious, reality-TV style drama, these reactions do point to an attitude that does a disservice to men as well as women. — Jennifer Wright, Harper's BAZAAR, "Stop Blaming Women When Men Cheat," 11 Mar. 2019 Not signing up is almost like doing yourself a disservice. — Shelby Deering, Good Housekeeping, "6 Rental Car Tips That'll Save You Time and Money on Your Next Family Trip," 1 Mar. 2019 Most mascaras do me a disservice, creating clumps and those pointy clusters of lashes that were all the rage in the '60s. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "The Best Mascaras to Buy Now, According to Vogue Editors," 29 Oct. 2018 Still, Cohen argues that not working with fans and communities on allowing transformative tributes to exist on sites like YouTube does a disservice to both the artist and community. — Julia Alexander, The Verge, "YouTube’s head of music warns that EU’s Article 13 is detrimental to remixes, fan videos," 1 Nov. 2018 This approach does a disservice to lower-income homeowners, especially those in areas of emerging risk. — Patrick Sisson, Curbed, "Climate change and the coming coastal real estate crash," 16 Oct. 2018 The lesser half of that equation does a disservice to the great work that goes into the rest of the phone. — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, "Pixel 3 XL review—Google software deserves better than this hardware," 15 Oct. 2018 Emma is a human being, and oversimplifying the way someone relates to the world for the entirety of her childhood — meaning well beyond that, most likely — is a profound disservice to her. — Carolyn Hax, Detroit Free Press, "It’s not healthy to raise kids in a protective bubble," 7 Jan. 2018

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