Definitions for Disservice
dɪsˈsɜr vɪsdis·ser·vice

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disservice, ill service, ill turnnoun

   an act intended to help that turns out badly

   "he did them a disservice"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disservicenoun

   An ill turn or injury.

2. Etymology: From dis- + service.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disservicenoun

   injury; mischief

2. Etymology: [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]

How to pronounce Disservice?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disservice in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disservice in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Disservice in a Sentence

1. Henry Hayes:

   It's important that we not close ourselves off from these questions because things like this keep happening, if we're not thinking about why - why do things like this happen - we're doing ourselves a disservice, a potentially fatal disservice.

2. President Barack Obama:

   You do a disservice when you suggest that no one was doing anything, then you don't know who was fighting for and against you, the Democratic Party has been consistent. A few Republicans have supported it but let's be clear the reason why we don't have a bill is because [House Speaker] John Boehner wouldn't call a vote.

3. Kristan Hawkins:

   It’s pathetic that schools are ignoring their mandate to educate students and instead act as though their real purpose is facilitating the parties.This is a great disservice to students. And a huge waste of money for parents, almost always ignored by these sponsors is the fact that you can’t protect emotionally vulnerable students from a broken heart when they follow the false pitch that all consequences — babies included — can be ignored.

4. President Trump:

   Senator Claire McCaskill -- have you ever heard of her? -- is doing you a tremendous disservice, she wants your taxes to go up. She's weak on crime. She's weak on borders. She's weak on illegal immigration. And she's weak on the military. Other than that, I think she's doing a fantastic job.

5. Deroy Murdock:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disservice
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disservice
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disservice
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disservice