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Definitions for disservice
dɪsˈsɜr vɪsdis·ser·vice
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Princeton's WordNet
disservice, ill service, ill turnnoun
an act intended to help that turns out badly
"he did them a disservice"
Wiktionary
disservicenoun
An ill turn or injury.
Etymology: From dis- + service.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Disservicenoun
Injury; mischief; ill turn.
Etymology: dis and service.
We shall rather perform good offices unto truth, than any disservice unto relaters who have well deserved. Brown.
Great sicknesses make a sensible alteration, but smaller indispositions do a proportionable disservice. Jeremy Collier, on Hu. Reason.
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disservice
A disservice is an action that harms someone or something, or the act of doing something that results in harm, damage, or a disadvantage. It can be considered as poor service or a failure to provide an expected or required service.
Webster Dictionary
Disservicenoun
injury; mischief
Etymology: [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disservice in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disservice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of disservice in a Sentence
BIPARTISAN BREAKTHROUGH ? POLS UNVEIL BACK TO WORK PLAN FOR REOPENING ECONOMY WITH EMPHASIS ON Tom Reed said hes confident the White House and White House and Senate negotiators will find a middle ground between the Houses $ 3 trillion bill that passed in May and the Senate GOPs $ 1 trillion proposal that was unveiled this week. Obviously, we have to do a deal, not to do anything is a disservice to the American people. The institution of Congress is better than that.
I mean there were no Hispanic girls, little House on the Prairie's a disservice to kids and so we work really hard as librarians to make sure that kids have books that they can see themselves in.
Action will be taken against those who have gone on strike, i believe that any concession on this will be a disservice to Pakistan.
These people are doing our country an enormous disservice, they need to stop, they need to go back to the idea of trying to get along with each other rather than trying to make us hate each other.
To say that there is not one act of valor that is consistent with the requirements for the Medal of Honor is a real disservice to every service person who fought and sacrificed.
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Translations for disservice
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- خدمة سيئةArabic
- мядзве́джая паслу́гаBelarusian
- лоша услугаBulgarian
- medvědí službaCzech
- BärendienstGerman
- deservicioSpanish
- karhunpalvelusFinnish
- mauvais serviceFrench
- արջի ծառայությունArmenian
- tindakan merugikanIndonesian
- ひどい仕打ちJapanese
- meškos paslaugaLithuanian
- niedźwiedzia przysługaPolish
- медве́жья услу́гаRussian
- björntjänstSwedish
- ведме́жа по́слугаUkrainian
- 幫倒忙Chinese
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