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
Curating a false narrative through a highlight reel life does a disservice to those who are trying to learn from your path, not just admire the outcome.
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
In a broader sense, FIU faculty say acceding to Tallahassee would set a dangerous precedent and be a disservice to students.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Regardless, after the publication of The Long Game, a contingent of fans continued to feel Reid was doing Shane and, by extension, them a disservice.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The loss is a disservice to the country as a whole, denying the public a fuller understanding of its history.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 18 Mar. 2026
In a broader sense, FIU faculty say acceding to Tallahassee would set a dangerous precedent and be a disservice to students.
—Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Regardless, after the publication of The Long Game, a contingent of fans continued to feel Reid was doing Shane and, by extension, them a disservice.
—E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The loss is a disservice to the country as a whole, denying the public a fuller understanding of its history.
—Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disservice
Noun
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The Spaniard left hurriedly, carrying a frown that owed to a sense of injustice.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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My grief has more flavors than a Baskin- Robbins, and the feeling that fills me now is a sense of profound injustice.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
Noun
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LivaNova’s suggestion that the bacteria could have come from the water at The University of Kansas Hospital, Johnson said, was flat-out wrong.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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And getting that wrong has consequences that last far longer than any Halloween egg fight.—
Louis Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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