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
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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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
See All Example Sentences for disservice
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disservice. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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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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