disservice
/dɪ(s)ˈsəːvɪs
/noun [usually in singular]
A harmful action: you have done a disservice to the African people by ignoring this fact...
- Slater actually does viewers a disservice by being less than embarrassing here.
- Yur story is a disservice to the public and seems quite out of character with normal Register content.
- But I would be doing the author a great disservice if I gave any impression that this is a political tract.
Synonyms
unkindness, bad turn, ill turn, disfavour, mischief;
injury, harm, hurt, damage, offence;
wrong, injustice
informal kick in the teeth
- between you and me and the bedpost (or the gatepost or the wall)
- between you and me and the gatepost
- between you and me and the wall
- be twice the man/woman (that someone is)
- betwixt
- betwixt and between
- be two a penny
- be two (or ten) a penny
- beun
- be unable to believe one's eyes (or ears)
- be unable to hear oneself think
- be unable to (or be hardly able to) believe one's luck
- be unable to punch one's way out of a paper bag
- be unable to see the wood (or the forest) for the trees
- be under no illusion (or illusions)
- be under the illusion that
- be up shit creek
- be up shit creek (also be up shit creek without a paddle)
- be up the creek
- be up with the lark
- beurre blanc
- beurre manié
- beurre noir
- beurre noisette
- beurré