Associations to the word «Disservice»

Wiktionary

DISSERVICE, noun. Ill office
DISSERVICE, noun. Detriment, loss
DISSERVICE, noun. Harm, damage
DISSERVICE, noun. An ill turn or injury.

Dictionary definition

DISSERVICE, noun. An act intended to help that turns out badly; "he did them a disservice".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.