disservice
About 0.38 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.
- verb To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.
Similar words
ill turn ill service injurious damaging detriment harm damage injury counter-productive service
Often followed by
to by if of in when and is both
Word family
disservices
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