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disserve
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dis-
surv
]
dis·serve
/
dɪsˈsɜrv
/
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verb (used with object),
dis·served,
dis·serv·ing.
to be a
disservice
to;
serve
harmfully or injuriously.
Origin:
1610–20;
dis-
1
+
serve
Related forms
self-dis·serv·ing,
adjective
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disserve
(dɪsˈsɜːv)
—
vb
archaic
(
tr
) to do a disservice to
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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