something a disservice

something a disservice
to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be

To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.

He is doing himself a disservice by allowing his songs to be so badly performed.

Thesaurus: to have a bad effect, or to reduce a good effectsynonym
Main entry: disservice

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • disservice — UK [dɪˈsɜː(r)vɪs] / US [dɪˈsɜrvɪs] noun do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something formal to do something that makes people s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a… …   English dictionary

  • disservice — dis|serv|ice [ dı sɜrvıs ] noun singular FORMAL do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something to have a bad effect on someone or something …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • disservice — [[t]dɪ̱ssɜ͟ː(r)vɪs[/t]] N SING: oft N to n If you do someone or something a disservice, you harm them in some way. [FORMAL] He said the protesters were doing a disservice to the nation... You could do yourself a grave disservice by revealing all… …   English dictionary

  • disservice — dis|ser|vice [dıˈsə:vıs, dısˈsə: US ə:r ] n do sb/sth a disservice also do a disservice to sb/sth to do something that gives other people a bad opinion of someone or something ▪ The fans have done the game a great disservice …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • disservice — noun do a disservice to to do something that harms someone or something, especially by giving other people a bad opinion about them: The fans behaviour has done the game a great disservice …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • disservice — [dɪˈsɜːvɪs] noun do a disservice to sb/sth formal to have a bad effect on someone or something[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • do a disservice to someone — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • do someone — do someone/something a disservice/do a disservice to someone/something/formal phrase to do something that makes people’s opinion of someone or something not as good as it should be To describe her as just a journalist is to do her a disservice.… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dis·ser·vice — /dısˈsɚvıs/ noun [singular] : something that harms or damages someone or something Her comments were a disservice to those volunteers. usually used in the phrase do a disservice He did a disservice to readers by providing wrong information. Her… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 2010 год в музыке — 2008 2009  2010  2011 2012 См. также: Другие события в 2010 году …   Википедия

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”