Disserve

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 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."

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abuseafflictaggrievebefoulbewitchblight

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"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”).

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