verb transitiveWord forms: disˈserved or disˈserving
Rare
to do a disservice to; harm
disserve in American English
(dɪsˈsɜːrv)
transitive verbWord forms: -served, -serving
to be a disservice to; serve harmfully or injuriously
Word origin
[1610–20; dis-1 + serve]This word is first recorded in the period 1610–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cult, decoy, integration, squelch, system
Examples of 'disserve' in a sentence
disserve
Moreover, those modifications of clauses disserve the lessee.
Sanjaya Umar Haris, Kuswara Tedy 2018, 'Implementation of Personality Principle in the Termination of Village Ground TreasureUtilization No. 143/1728 Between PB. Rancah Karya and Catur Tunggal Village Government',SHS Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20185406002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Usually ultrasonic measurement requires acoustic contact media which may disserve the sample and varies for different materials.
Vyas Jaishree, Kažys Rymantas Jonas 2018, 'A Review on Nondestructive Techniques and Characteristics of Composite Materials forthe Aerospace System', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttps://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201823300003. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)