do someone a disservice

  • 1disservice — UK [dɪˈsɜː(r)vɪs] / US [dɪˈsɜrvɪs] noun do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something formal to do something that makes people s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a… …

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  • 2disservice — dis|serv|ice [ dı sɜrvıs ] noun singular FORMAL do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something to have a bad effect on someone or something …

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  • 3disservice — dis|ser|vice [dıˈsə:vıs, dısˈsə: US ə:r ] n do sb/sth a disservice also do a disservice to sb/sth to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something ▪ The fans have done the game a great disservice …

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  • 4disservice — [[t]dɪ̱ssɜ͟ː(r)vɪs[/t]] N SING: oft N to n If you do someone or something a disservice, you harm them in some way. [FORMAL] He said the protesters were doing a disservice to the nation... You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all… …

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  • 5disservice — noun do a disservice to to do something that harms someone or something, especially by giving other people a bad opinion about them: The fans behaviour has done the game a great disservice …

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  • 6disservice — [dɪˈsɜːvɪs] noun do a disservice to sb/sth formal to have a bad effect on someone or something[/ex] …

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  • 7do a disservice to someone — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… …

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  • 8do someone — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… …

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  • 9something a disservice — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… …

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  • 10dis·ser·vice — /dısˈsɚvıs/ noun [singular] : something that harms or damages someone or something Her comments were a disservice to those volunteers. usually used in the phrase do a disservice He did a disservice to readers by providing wrong information. Her… …

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