disservice
noun
dis·ser·vice
(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs 
: 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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Whatever the reasons, ignoring the overwhelming good news about the ease of voting in America does a great disservice to the public.
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The sometimes-abhorrent characterizations of aging within the media and other outlets do a massive disservice not just to millions of older adults but also to all of us who will someday join their ranks.
—Washington Post, 11 July 2024
To keep going after an evasive answer by asking the same question six ways from Sunday means throwing out much else of import on the docket, thus doing voters a disservice by limiting the scope of the debate.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
But to label Fort Lewis merely as a camp is a disservice: The guest rooms in its historic lodge, log cabins, and new cottages skew more luxury than rustic.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
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Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The sometimes-abhorrent characterizations of aging within the media and other outlets do a massive disservice not just to millions of older adults but also to all of us who will someday join their ranks.
—Washington Post, 11 July 2024
To keep going after an evasive answer by asking the same question six ways from Sunday means throwing out much else of import on the docket, thus doing voters a disservice by limiting the scope of the debate.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2024
But to label Fort Lewis merely as a camp is a disservice: The guest rooms in its historic lodge, log cabins, and new cottages skew more luxury than rustic.
—Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2024
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disservice
noun
dis·ser·vice
(ˈ)dis-ˈ(s)ər-vəs
: an unhelpful, unkind, or harmful act
behavior that did a disservice to the sport
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