DISSERVICE


Meaning of DISSERVICE in English

I. dis ‧ ser ‧ vice 1 /dɪˈsɜːvəs, dɪˈsɜːvɪs, dɪsˈsɜː $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ servant , ↑ serve , ↑ server , ↑ service , ↑ disservice , the services, ↑ serving , ↑ servery , ↑ servicing , ↑ servility , ↑ servitude ; adjective : ↑ serviceable , ↑ servile , ↑ serving ; verb : ↑ serve , ↑ service ]

do somebody/something a disservice ( also do a disservice to somebody/something ) to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something:

The fans have done the game a great disservice.

II. disservice 2 /dɪˈsɜːvɪs, dɪsˈsɜ- $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something:

Hart’s poems are disserviced by the decision to squeeze three or even four short pieces onto one page.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.