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▪ I. disservice, n.|dɪsˈsɜːvɪs|
[f. dis- 9 + service; cf. F. desservice (16th c. in Littré), It. diservizio, ‘a bad seruice, a shrewd turne, an ill office’ (Florio).]
The contrary of service; the rendering of an ill service or ill turn; injury, detriment.
1599Sandys Europæ Spec. (1632) 109 To ioyne with them in praysing the Creatour of the world, is no better than disseruice to his Maiestie. 1732Berkeley Serm. to S.P.G. Wks. III. 250 The making religion a notional thing hath been of infinite disservice. a1754Fielding Fathers v. ii, It is not of any disservice to the young lady. 1852J. H. Newman Scope Univ. Educ. 413 That institution did both service and disservice to the ethical teaching of Catholicism.
b. With a and pl. An ill service or ill turn; an injury.
1611Cotgr., Desservice, a disseruice, ill office, misdeed. 1632Strafford in Browning Life (1891) 301 Since I cam heather, I haue hearde of many disseruices, but not any one seruice he hath paid backe vnto the Crowne. 1761Sterne Tr. Shandy III. i, My uncle Toby's wish did Dr. Slop a disservice which his heart never intended. 1841L. Hunt Seer (1864) 9 Among the disservices rendered us by fortune.
▪ II. disˈservice, v. rare.
[f. prec. n.]
trans. To render an ill service to; to disserve, to injure.
1837Whittock Bk. Trades (1842) 359 Mr. Tingry..has thus been disserviced;..portions of his work purloined. |