Synonyms of disservice

disservice

noun

(ˌ)di(s)-ˈsər-vəs 

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"

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injustice
• wrong
• offence
• insult
• injury
• inequity
• unfairness
• affront
• indignity
• raw deal
• unjustness
• slight
• offense
• shaft
• outrage
• slur
• grievance
• beef
• put-down
• complaint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justice
• fairness
• equity
• cricket
• equitableness

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of disservice

So certain things that would kill in a room are a disservice to the audience. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Dec. 2024

The film centers around a grieving cantor (Jason Schwartzman) helping his former educator study for her Bat Mitzvah, but to define the plot so plainly does a disservice to the true idiosyncratic nature of the piece. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 19 Dec. 2024

In hindsight, framing the album as a scathing revenge record did it a disservice. —Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Dec. 2024

Mfume ironically does a disservice to our country’s greatest King by absenting himself. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Dec. 2024