as in injustices
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 disservices
Learning only on the job is a disservices to their patients.
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Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservices
Noun
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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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By the middle of the summer, YLO should be prepared to work out a more systematic offensive against the injustices plaguing the Latin colony.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Pharaoh admits his wrongs and asks for forgiveness.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Rabb also expresses a keen interest in learning more about the history and culture of Canada’s indigenous culture, and salutes Canada for trying to put right past wrongs.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Disservices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservices. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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