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Disservice

//dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. countable, uncountable

    "One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them."

  2. 2
    an act intended to help that turns out badly wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.

    "One librarian said, "I could double the circulation tomorrow by closing the periodical stacks and counting every time I handed out a magazine, but I would be disservicing our readers.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From dis- + service.

Etymology 2

From dis- + service.

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