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Unless your kid is Pele Jr., they're not going to be able to feed themselves from soccer. If your kid knows how to play soccer, but not make dinner, you have done them a disservice.
Alton Brown

Meaning of "disservice" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISSERVICE

disservice  [dɪsˈsɜːvɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISSERVICE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disservice is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISSERVICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disservice in the English dictionary

The definition of disservice in the dictionary is an ill turn; wrong; injury, esp when trying to help.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISSERVICE


Davies
ˈdeɪvɪs
Davis
ˈdeɪvɪs
mavis
ˈmeɪvɪs
Nevis
ˈniːvɪs
novice
ˈnɒvɪs
pelvis
ˈpɛlvɪs
service
ˈsɜːvɪs
vis
vɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISSERVICE

dissentiently
dissenting
dissentingly
dissention
dissentious
dissepiment
dissepimental
dissert
dissertate
dissertation
dissertational
dissertationist
dissertative
dissertator
disserve
disserviceable
dissever
disseverance
disseveration
disseverment

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISSERVICE

advice
civil service
community service
customer service
dating service
express delivery service
funeral service
health service
in-service
information service
memorial service
military service
news service
pizza delivery service
public service
refuse disposal service
room service
secret service
self-service
shuttle service
social service

Synonyms and antonyms of disservice in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISSERVICE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disservice» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disservice

Translation of «disservice» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISSERVICE

Find out the translation of disservice to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disservice from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disservice» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

帮倒忙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flaco
570 millions of speakers

English

disservice
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपकार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медвежью услугу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desserviço
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপকার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mauvais service
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merugikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bärendienst
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどい仕打ち
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

끼치고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disservice
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேவையளிக்கவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाया घालवणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülük
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disservizio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niedźwiedzią przysługę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ведмежу послугу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

deserviciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slegte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

björn
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bjørnetjeneste
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disservice

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSERVICE»

The term «disservice» is regularly used and occupies the 55.559 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISSERVICE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «disservice» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «disservice» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disservice

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10 QUOTES WITH «DISSERVICE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disservice.
1
Alton Brown
Unless your kid is Pele Jr., they're not going to be able to feed themselves from soccer. If your kid knows how to play soccer, but not make dinner, you have done them a disservice.
2
David Cross
I think I'd be a really good dad. So perhaps I'm doing society a disservice by not having as many kids as possible.
3
Richard M. Daley
They really do a disservice because these men and women came out of the Depression, they came out of the war.
4
Betty Dodson
We are constantly protecting the male ego, and it's a disservice to men. If a man has any sensitivity or intelligence, he wants to get the straight scoop from his girlfriend.
5
Alice Eve
I can't say that I know the lexicon as intimately as a lot of people, so I may be unworthy of being called a Trekkie. That would be doing a disservice to the people who really are Trekkies.
6
Dave Gibbons
People unacquainted with graphic novels, including journalists, tend to think of 'Watchmen' as a book by Alan Moore that happens to have some illustrations. And that does a disservice to the entire form.
7
LZ Granderson
I don't claim to know everything about parenting, but I do know parents do their children a disservice by constantly sugarcoating their shortcomings to protect their feelings.
8
James Gray
I feel that The American Dream is this fallacy that you come to the United States and win lotto. That's a disservice to The American Dream because the American Dream is worth striving for. And it's not easy.
9
Darell Hammond
No child wants to fall off a jungle gym or slide. Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, but to lower every last slide and jungle gym to a height that would only interest a toddler is doing our children a grave disservice.
10
William L. Jenkins
The current diversity visa program does a disservice to our immigration policy and to those immigrants who have moved through the more traditional process that allows them to lawfully reside in this country.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISSERVICE»

Discover the use of disservice in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disservice and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Unintended Disservice of Young Earth Science
A Christian attorney examines whether Young Earth Science, which started with a noble agenda, has now unintentionally ended up disserving evangelism for our Lord on non-essentials.
Andrew S. Balian, 2011
2
Christian Discrepancy, Disputes, Disservice and Devious ...
Chapter 3—helps to view some disservice and believers attitudes towards others unpacked from 1 Corinthians 13:1-7. Chapter 4—discloses devious behavior in leadership in areas such as: devious behaviour among pastors, devious ...
Rev Anthony George Small, 2012
3
Remarkable Customer Service ... and Disservice: Case Studies ...
But by presenting scenarios and discussing them, either as a group or individually. "Remarkable Customer Service ... and Disservice" is designed to be a tool for growth -- for you, individual staff members, and your whole team.
Rebecca L. Morgan, 2009
4
Civil Disservice: Federal Employment Culture and the ...
Civil Disservice challenges the next generation of federal sector reformers to dig deeper, to think harder, and to acknowledge and confront outdated assumptions about what it means to be a civil servant.
Fred Mills, 2010
5
Public Disservice
A surprise October tornado rearranges Memphis.
Chris Morrill, 2006
6
Christianity: A Disservice
Above all else, this book exposes CHRISTIANITY, as practiced, a disservice in the way it portrays God, the message of Jesus Christ and its effect on humanity.
D. r. b. Tarr, Vou Pam, 2012
7
Deckade: 10 Years of Decks, Thoughts, and Theory!
Disservice,. Ferrett. Originally posted on April 26th 2002 Ferrett and Ferrett readership: Besides the fact that I think it difficult to take an editor seriously who refers to himself with a rodent name like"Ferrett," rather than a human name, like, say ...
‎2006
8
The Stranger in My Mirror & Other Reflections
THE. U.S.. POSTAL. DISSERVICE. I. t gets worse every day. It's bad enough that I have to dial eleven digits to phone my neighbor across the hall, but at least I can still get through to her personally. Not so any more with my local post office, ...
Rose Madeline Mula, 2003
9
The Light-skin Trigger
CHAPTER. 1. “Lowlights”. of. My. Federal. Career: An. Uncivil. Disservice. (An Interactive Exercise) (Reader's challenge: count the hidden “shaft jobs” and instances of managerial incompetence and bigotry from white coworkers and ...
Clarence E. Freeman, 2009
10
7 Steps to Success:
disservice. of. Self-Service. Offering self-service airpots of drip coffee will take away the focus of why you opened a coffee house: to serve great-tasting espresso-based drinks. You are not in business to brew and set out a buffet of flavored ...
Greg Ubert

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISSERVICE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disservice is used in the context of the following news items.
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Letter does disservice to WLMH
I am disgusted with the way the letter writer described such a great hospital as West Lincoln. She has done a terrible disservice to our ... «Niagarathisweek.com, Jul 15»
2
An untested appeal is a disservice to justice
For the victims of the 7/7 attacks in London, the memorials yesterday may have helped to draw a line under an atrocity that robbed families of ... «The Times, Jul 15»
3
A disservice to commuters
This is already a disservice to the healthy, prime-of-their life segment of the population. Imagine how much more difficult it is for young children ... «Manila Standard Today, Jul 15»
4
Headstone photo did a disservice to family
The photo of my late husband's headstone, in your July 3 news article, was irresponsible and disrespectful. I understand your intention was not ... «Nashua Telegraph, Jul 15»
5
Disservice to vets to alter Green Cove
The value of preserving the Green Cove site in its natural state has been misunderstood by some supporters of the Mother Canada project. «TheChronicleHerald.ca, Jul 15»
6
Mickelson letter: Story does disservice to Ranger, Buckhorn bars
I am writing in response to article “Laramie's Native Vodka” published in the Wednesday issue of the Laramie Boomerang. As I am a ... «Laramie Boomerang, Jul 15»
7
APC Accuses Fayose of Disservice to Ekiti State People
In a statement, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state faulted Fayose for abandoning former Governor Kayode Fayemi's legacy ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Review: TERMINATOR GENISYS, The Embodiment Of Fan Disservice
The fifth instalment of the troubled sci-fi time travel series reveals itself to be a frustrating reboot-sequel hybrid, cherry-picking iconic moments ... «TwitchFilm, Jun 15»
9
Three-set matches do women a disservice
An egregious act of sexism occurred at Wimbledon yesterday, but there was no protest about it. There was no placard-carrying crowd at the ... «The Times, Jun 15»
10
Ex-CIA chief criticism over Iran nuclear talks doing 'disservice' to …
A recent criticism by former CIA head Michael Hayden over nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 group of countries is doing “disservice” to ... «Press TV, Jun 15»

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