disservice
disservice · disservices
Schaden, schlechter Dienst, Bärendienst
Service that results in harmService that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
UK/dɪ(s)ˈsɜːvɪs/US/dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/
» You're doing us a great disservice.
honestlang · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.
Bärendienst, schlechter Dienst, Schaden
More definitions
- an act intended to help that turns out badly
Examples
13 sentencesTranslations
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By meaning 1
service that results in harm:
Forms
plural: disservices| Singular | disservice |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- an act intended to help that turns out badly:ill serviceill turn
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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