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
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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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However, as the Ethicist pointed out, dismissing or censoring such perspectives based solely on a journalistic summary or public commentary would be a disservice.
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Holding on to it is doing a disservice to you and to the people that want it.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
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Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Holding on to it is doing a disservice to you and to the people that want it.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disservice. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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