disservice

n.
A harmful action; an injury.

noun

An act that is not just: inequity, injustice, raw deal, wrong. Law injury. See law, right/wrong.

n

Definition: unkindness
Antonyms: benevolence, favor, giving, good turn, kindness, service

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: an act intended to help that turns out badly
  Synonyms: ill service, ill turn
  Antonym: service (meaning #4)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - bjørnetjeneste

idioms:

• do a disservice to    gøre en bjørnetjeneste

Nederlands (Dutch)
slechte dienst

Français (French)
n. - mauvais service

idioms:

• do a disservice to    rendre un mauvais service à qn, constituer un handicap pour qn (une apparence)

Deutsch (German)
n. - schlechter Dienst

idioms:

• do a disservice to    jdm. einen schlechten Dienst erweisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κακή υπηρεσία, ζημιά, παράβλαψη

idioms:

• do a disservice to    προσφέρω κακή υπηρεσία σε

Italiano (Italian)
cattivo servizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - dano (m), prejuízo (m)

idioms:

• do a disservice to    provocar um dano a

Русский (Russian)
медвежья услуга

idioms:

• do a disservice to    в ущерб

Español (Spanish)
n. - perjuicio

idioms:

• do a disservice to    perjudicar a

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - otjänst, skada ngn

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
伤害, 虐待, 不亲切的行为

idioms:

• do a disservice to    危害某人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 傷害, 虐待, 不親切的行為

idioms:

• do a disservice to    危害某人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 해가 되는 일, 나쁜 짓

idioms:

• do a disservice to    폐를 끼치다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 害

idioms:

• do a disservice to    ひどい仕打ちをする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تصرف أذى, إساة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רעה, נזק‬

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