DISSERVICE Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

disservice

noun

(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs

Definition of disservice

as in injustice

unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as "babysitters"

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Recent Examples of disservice Pretending otherwise does a disservice to the many parents in these same communities raising children well under similarly difficult circumstances. — Desmon Yancy, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026 But to dismiss any facet of what Barham and American Aquarium are doing as Springsteen derivative is to do a disservice to the unique perspective on life that the group brings to the table. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 But political movements that reject the mysterious pleasures of artifice are only doing themselves a disservice by excluding those who otherwise would be ideologically aligned with them. — Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 So dedicating the space entirely to TV-watching is doing it a disservice, says Lindsey Walsh of Lindsey Walsh Interiors. — Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for disservice

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The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Wherever Kelly Davis looked injustice in the eye, or inequity or the misuse of authority, outrage surely followed.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 July 2026

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