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disservice

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dis·ser·vice  (ds-sûrvs)
n.
A harmful action; an injury.

disservice [dɪsˈsɜːvɪs]
n
an ill turn; wrong; injury, esp when trying to help
disserviceable  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disservice - an act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice"
injury - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
service - an act of help or assistance; "he did them a service"

disservice
noun wrong, injury, harm, injustice, disfavour, unkindness, bad turn, ill turn You could do yourself a grave disservice.
service, courtesy, kindness, indulgence, good turn, obligement (Scot. or archaic)
Translations
disservice [ˈdɪsˈsɜːvɪs] Nperjuicio m
to do sb a disserviceperjudicar a algn

disservice [ˌdɪsˈsɜːrvɪs] n
to do sb a disservice → rendre un mauvais service à qn, desservir qn
to do sth a disservice → faire du tort à qch

disservice
n to do oneself/somebody a disservicesich/jdm einen schlechten Dienst erweisen

disservice [ˈdɪsˈsɜːvɪs] n to do sb a disservicerendere un cattivo servizio a qn
disservice [ˈdɪsˈsɜːvɪs] n to do sb a disservicerendere un cattivo servizio a qn

disservice
n disservice [disˈsəːvis]
an action which is not helpful. 'n ondiens bewys ضَرَر، أذى вреда špatná služba bjørnetjeneste schlechter Dienst κακή υπηρεσία perjuicio karuteene کار زیان بخش؛ لطمه karhunpalvelus mauvais service שֵירוּת דֹב हानि, क्षति onaj koji ne pomaže rossz szolgálat pelayanan buruk ógagn disservizio ひどい仕打ち 구박 pakenkimas, meškos paslauga slikts/lāča pakalpojums pengkhianatan slechte dienst bjørnetjeneste, dårlig hjelp niedźwiedzia przysługa prejuízo deserviciu плохая услуга zlá služba slaba usluga neuslužnost otjänst, björntjänst การกระทำที่เป็นอันตราย zararlı davranış 損害 погана послуга; шкода نقصان رسانی sự báo hại


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Only, look here: shall you not be doing the General a great disservice, as well as, through him, a great disservice to yourself?
Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that your modesty, so far from doing you any disservice, rather adds to your other perfections.
But if we consider this matter in another point of view, it will appear to require great caution; for when the advantage proposed is trifling, as the accustoming the people easily to abolish their laws is of bad consequence, it is evidently better to pass over some faults which either the legislator or the magistrates may have committed; for the alterations will not be of so much service as a habit of disobeying the magistrates will be of disservice.
 
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