Disservice — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an act intended to help that turns out badly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈʌski/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɜːvɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɜːvɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈʌski/.

Examples

he did them a disservice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ill turn ill service

Antonyms

service

Parts of Speech

noun	an act intended to help that turns out badly “he did them a disservice”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bärendienst

eine helfende Tat, die schiefgeht

🇫🇷French

mauvais service

un acte destiné à aider qui tourne mal

🇪🇸Spanish

deservicio

un acto destinado a ayudar que resulta mal

🇮🇹Italian

disservizio

un atto inteso ad aiutare che finisce male

🇳🇱Dutch

slechte dienst

een daad bedoeld om te helpen die slecht uitpakt

🇵🇹Portuguese

desserviço

um ato destinado a ajudar que acaba mal

🇷🇺Russian

медвежья услуга

действие, направленное на помощь, которое заканчивается плохо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अपकार

मदद करने के इरादे से किया गया एक कार्य जिसका परिणाम बुरा निकलता है

🇮🇳Tamil

அவமதிப்பு

மோசமாக மாறுவதற்கு உதவும் நோக்கம் கொண்ட ஒரு செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

అపచారం

చెడుగా మారడానికి సహాయం చేయడానికి ఉద్దేశించిన చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

सेवा

वाईट रीतीने बाहेर वळते मदत करण्यासाठी हेतू एक कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સેવા

મદદ કરવા માટે બનાવાયેલ કૃત્ય જે ખરાબ રીતે બહાર આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪಚಾರ

ಕೆಟ್ಟದಾಗಿ ಹೊರಹೊಮ್ಮಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಉದ್ದೇಶಿಸಿರುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദ്രോഹം

മോശമായി മാറാൻ സഹായിക്കാൻ ഉദ്ദേശിച്ചുള്ള ഒരു പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੇਵਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕੰਮ ਜੋ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇਰਾਦਾ ਰੱਖਦਾ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਬੁਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਿਕਲਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خدمت

ایک ایسا عمل جس کا مقصد مدد کرنا ہے جو بری طرح سے نکلتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

损害

旨在提供帮助但结果却很糟糕的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

不当な扱い

助けることを意図した行為が悪い結果になること

🇰🇷Korean

해

도움을 주기 위해 의도한 행위로 인해 결과가 좋지 않게 되는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tai hại

một hành động nhằm mục đích giúp đỡ nhưng lại trở nên tồi tệ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเสียหาย

การกระทำที่ตั้งใจจะช่วยให้กลายเป็นเรื่องเลวร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tindakan merugikan

suatu tindakan yang dimaksudkan untuk membantu ternyata buruk

🇵🇭Filipino

kasiraan ng serbisyo

isang gawa na naglalayong tumulong na nagiging masama

🇲🇾Malay

merugikan

perbuatan yang bertujuan untuk membantu yang ternyata buruk

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضرر

فعل يهدف إلى المساعدة والذي تبين بشكل سيء

🇮🇷Persian

بی خدماتی

عملی که قصد کمک به آن را دارد که بد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kötülük

kötü sonuçlanan yardım amaçlı bir eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

שֵׁרוּת דוֹב

מעשה שנועד לעזור שיצא רע

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What is the primary definition of the word 'disservice'?

The primary meaning of 'disservice' is 'an act intended to help that turns out badly'.

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Using 'disservice' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'disservice' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'disservice' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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