DISSERVICE

disservice, ill service, ill turn

(noun) an act intended to help that turns out badly; “he did them a disservice”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

disservice (countable and uncountable, plural disservices)

Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

Verb

disservice (third-person singular simple present disservices, present participle disservicing, simple past and past participle disserviced)

To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.

Source: Wiktionary

Dis*serv"ice, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F. desservice.]

Definition: Injury; mischief. We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than any disservice unto their relators. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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