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

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain