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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Anyone who hasn't read this book is doing themselves a grave disservice and must rectify that immediately.
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—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
The fact that there are a bunch of other female characters dealing with other kinds of conflicts helps, but making Bix a perpetual victim, at least to this point in the series, is a disservice to her.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 23 Apr. 2025
Buy Now Select Roald Dahl Children's Books Edited for Less Offensive and More Inclusive Language
14 of 15
'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara
Anyone who hasn't read this book is doing themselves a grave disservice and must rectify that immediately.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
What bills itself as free market is doing markets a disservice with industrial policy meant to pick the energy winners of today and tomorrow.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 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 12 May. 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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