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Definition of disservice noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disservice

noun
 
/dɪsˈsɜːvɪs/,
 
/dɪˈsɜːvɪs/
 
/dɪsˈsɜːrvɪs/,
 
/dɪˈsɜːrvɪs/
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do somebody a disservice
  1. to do something that harms somebody and the opinion that other people have of them
    • The minister’s comments do teachers a great disservice.
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