disservice
disservice · disservices · disserviced · disservicing
To disserve, to provide a disservice toTo disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.
UK/dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/US/dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/
» You're doing us a great disservice.
Meaning
1 sensesTo disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.
Examples
13 sentencesYou're doing us a great disservice.
He has done him a disservice.
deDer hat ihm einen Bärendienst erwiesen.
Sheltering kids does them a disservice.
Dan is doing a disservice to the community.
ruДэн оказывает медвежью услугу населению.
I think they did you a great disservice.
Forms
disservices, disservicing, disserviced, disserviced| Base form | disservice · to disservice |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disservices |
| Present participle | disservicing |
| Past simple | disserviced |
| Past participle | disserviced |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelateddisserve
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle