Synonyms for disservice
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.
One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.
Forms
- Plural
- disservices → harms, wrongs, disadvantages, injuries…
Example sentences
- harm This kind of magazine can do harm to young people.
- disadvantage His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| disservice | falling | |
| harm | rising | |
| disadvantage | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- harm1
- 5 letters
- wrong1
- 6 letters
- injury3
- 10 letters
- misservice
- 12 letters
- disadvantage4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (injury3 = 3 syllables).