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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 Anything less not only does a disservice to the psychologists and the courts but also fails the youth whose futures depend on these evaluations. Philip Caldwell, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2025 The Missed Opportunity in Silence Failing to seek feedback after rejection is a disservice to your career growth. Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 But are those teams doing a disservice to players by promoting them too quickly? Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 Their coverage style is doing the league a disservice. Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disservice 

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“Disservice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disservice. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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