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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Muro went over matters of of farmworkers’ rights, women’s rights, environmental justice and cultural identity, before prompting a Monarch to share a personal example of injustice.—
Kamren Curiel,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Erik Ortiz Erik Ortiz is a senior reporter for NBC News Digital focusing on racial injustice and social inequality.—
Erik Ortiz,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2026
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Their circumstances summon them to address some wrong or seize some opportunity.—
David Brooks,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Larded throughout this scene is that unmistakable suggestion, yet again, that the play exists because its playwright needed — if not to right a cosmic wrong — to create a place to house or expiate his grief.—
Rhoda Feng,
Vulture,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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