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disservice Definition

dis·serv·ice (--sʉr′vis)

noun

  1. harmful action; injury
  2. a harmful or unkind act

Etymology: dis- + service

disservice Synonyms

disservice

n.

wrong, injury, outrage; see damage 1, injustice 2, insult, wrong 2.

disservice Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: I think the greatest disservice done was Thatcher with the Poll Tax.
  • think: I think the greatest disservice done was Thatcher with the Poll Tax.

Adjective modifier

  • grave: The mother, in my judgment, is doing her children a grave disservice in seeking to alienate them from their father.
  • huge: This whole issue has been a huge disservice to women.
  • great: I think the greatest disservice done was Thatcher with the Poll Tax.
  • serious: In either case the reader is done a serious disservice.
  • gross: To call it surreal would be to do the word surreal a gross disservice.
  • real: PC Pro have done their readers a real disservice.

Preposition: in

  • way: In neglecting anecdotal information, we do ourselves a disservice in several ways.