disservices

plural of disservice
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. Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Noun
  • The Hanna’s Town Resolves, a document signed along Forbes Road in 1775 by citizens of Westmoreland County, protested the injustices of the British Parliament.
    Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
  • Voter disenfranchisement and voter suppression are the injustices the VRA was designed to correct.
    Anthony G. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
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  • Brian Kilmeade views the semiquincentennial as an opportunity to reflect on the nation's founding courage and vision, while Lawrence Jones highlights America's continuous improvement despite past wrongs.
    Mark Joyella, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • So did two wrongs make a right?
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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“Disservices.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservices. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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