Meaning & use
Disservice
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A harmful or unhelpful action, especially one that seems intended to help but does not.
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Ignoring the warning signs did him a great disservice.
Skipping the safety briefing does a disservice to new employees.
A note on using this word
Formed by adding the negative prefix 'dis-' to 'service'; almost always used in the phrase 'do someone a disservice'.
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