as in injustice
unfair or inadequate treatment of someone or something or an instance of this
you do a great disservice to the professionals at the day-care center when you refer to them as "babysitters"
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Recent Examples of disservice
Parting with Preller so early into the manager’s tenure would be a disservice to Stammen.
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
It was given a starring role in the following year’s James Bond film Die Another Day, where, in the movie, the vehicle could supposedly be rendered invisible, perhaps good for a covert operative but a disservice to a model so visually arresting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Unless there is more to the Leonard story indicating an impending punishment from the NBA, this is an absolute disservice to Clippers fans this year and in immediate years to come.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2026
It was given a starring role in the following year’s James Bond film Die Another Day, where, in the movie, the vehicle could supposedly be rendered invisible, perhaps good for a covert operative but a disservice to a model so visually arresting.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026
Unless there is more to the Leonard story indicating an impending punishment from the NBA, this is an absolute disservice to Clippers fans this year and in immediate years to come.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Traditional downtowns have really suffered, and these large shopping malls, like The Veranda, Santana Row … Streets of Brentwood … have really done a disservice to downtown districts.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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It was installed in the left‑field concourse last month, six years after the city of Dallas removed it from Love Field following the 2020 protests and national reckoning over racial injustice.—
Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Since then the institutions of American aging have reproduced rather than ameliorated the inequalities and injustices of the wider American economy.—
Trevor Jackson,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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Absent that, Blakeman has an excellent case to bring to court to right this wrong.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2026
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In that sense, the effort to avoid appearing wrong can weaken decision-making.—
Paul Wachtel,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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