Synonyms of disservice

disservice

noun

(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs 

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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustice
• wrong
• insult
• injury
• inequity
• unfairness
• affront
• indignity
• raw deal
• unjustness
• slight
• offense
• shaft
• outrage
• slur
• grievance
• beef
• put-down
• complaint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• fairness
• equity
• cricket
• equitableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of disservice

Heastie is doing a disservice to New Yorkers and fostering cynicism about what goes on in Albany. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026

But political movements that reject the mysterious pleasures of artifice are only doing themselves a disservice by excluding those who otherwise would be ideologically aligned with them. — Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Pretending otherwise does a disservice to the many parents in these same communities raising children well under similarly difficult circumstances. — Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026

To mention any others from this season would do that PSG-Bayern first leg a disservice. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026