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disservice (an action that harms something or someone: " She has done a great disservice to her cause by suggesting that violence is justifiable. CALD. you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact. NOED. something that harms or damages someone or something Her comments were a disservice to those volunteers. – usually used in the phrase do a disservice. He did a disservice to readers by providing wrong information. Her behavior has done the sport a great disservice. [=her behavior has hurt the sport]. MWALD. misinformation that does a disservice to readers. MWCD Alexander Demidov) |