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.