disserve en · VERB
Etymology
From Old French desservir, from Latin dis- (“indicating negation”) + servīre (“to serve”).
Meanings
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To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn.
1988 August 12, Michael Miner, “Cop and Writer; Manhandling the Sun-Times”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| disserving | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disserves | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| disserved | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| disserved | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
es deservir (to do a disservice to) · bg правя лоша услуга (to do a disservice to)