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
Some contend mythologising such events does a disservice to those who lost their lives in maritime disasters.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The scout suggested the anticipation and hype were ultimately a disservice to Manning.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Calling it a trailer is a disservice.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a disservice to both burgers and quesadillas.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The scout suggested the anticipation and hype were ultimately a disservice to Manning.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Calling it a trailer is a disservice.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
This is a disservice to both burgers and quesadillas.
—Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for disservice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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And Maeve really hates injustice and that follows through in all the scenes with the guys.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Nigerian Supreme Court finally has a chance to rectify this injustice.—
Sean Nelson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Winning another ring can wash away a lot of wrongs.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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But the most spectacular aspect of Nuestra Tierra may be its use of drone camerawork, and the way Martel uses the unsettling stillness of a drone as the eye of an impassive god, looking down at the wrongs carried out by those on the ground.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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