disserve
English
editEtymology
editOld French desservir, from Latin dis- (“indicating negation”) + servīre (“to serve”).
Verb
editdisserve (third-person singular simple present disserves, present participle disserving, simple past and past participle disserved)
- To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
- 1988 August 12, Michael Miner, “Cop and Writer; Manhandling the Sun-Times”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn.
Translations
editto do a disservice to
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