Disserve
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
"They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn."
Example
More examples"They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn."
Etymology
From Old French desservir, from Latin dis- (“indicating negation”) + servīre (“to serve”).