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"
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Recent Examples of disservice
Many of the activists who most recently fought to keep the park support housing development, but Smith said the project will ultimately do a disservice to students and other neighborhood residents who are losing an important open space in a crowded urban environment.
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Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
To do otherwise, in his view, is a disservice to the team.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet describing it merely as a luxurious eco-friendly home would be doing a disservice to this soaring construction of steel, stone, wood and glass that was conceived as a family retreat by Mishra and his wife, Divya Bhatt Mishra, who is also the cofounder of his eponymous brand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
For that incredibly dishonest assessment that actually did a disservice to the country, Obama is held up to widespread praise by Democrats and others, even winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disservice
Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
To do otherwise, in his view, is a disservice to the team.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet describing it merely as a luxurious eco-friendly home would be doing a disservice to this soaring construction of steel, stone, wood and glass that was conceived as a family retreat by Mishra and his wife, Divya Bhatt Mishra, who is also the cofounder of his eponymous brand.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
For that incredibly dishonest assessment that actually did a disservice to the country, Obama is held up to widespread praise by Democrats and others, even winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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And this love makes violence and injustice unacceptable.—
Bao Phi,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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This tragedy occurred a short distance from where George Floyd was unjustly killed — another painful reminder that injustice, excessive force and unequal accountability continue to plague our nation.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Ski trips are some of travel’s most gear-heavy getaways—which is exactly why so many travelers get packing wrong.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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Maybe the researchers read the ultrasound wrong.—
Outside,
Outside,
6 Jan. 2026
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