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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Veering away from such essentially literary explorations of art, as the Times seems ready to do, is a disservice to readers and to art itself.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Mosely also wrote that the injunction would not be a disservice to the public.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
According to him, glossing over these integral passages was a disservice to both readers and the novel itself.
—Andrew Paul Jul 16, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
But to not be in those rooms is a disservice to people who aren’t being seen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 24 July 2025
Mosely also wrote that the injunction would not be a disservice to the public.
—James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 July 2025
According to him, glossing over these integral passages was a disservice to both readers and the novel itself.
—Andrew Paul Jul 16, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
But to not be in those rooms is a disservice to people who aren’t being seen.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 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 29 Jul. 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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