Disservice
[dɪ(s)'sɜːvɪs] or [dɪs'sɝvɪs]
Definition
(noun.) an act intended to help that turns out badly; 'he did them a disservice'.
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Definition
(n.) Injury; mischief.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Injury, harm, mischief, hurt, disadvantage.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
[See SERVICE]
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Examples
- She was afraid she had done her nothing but disservice. Jane Austen. Emma.
- You will not be dishonoured by my society, and as this is probably the last service, or disservice you can do me, will you grant my request? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Miss Crawford's beauty did her no disservice with the Miss Bertrams. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- But Don Ricardo with all his bravery did a great disservice to the others. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that your modesty, so far from doing you any disservice, rather adds to your other perfections. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
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