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disservice

/dɪ(s)ˈsɝvɪs/ noun C2
  1. Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action. (countable, uncountable) · One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.

Plural disservices

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“Believe me, my dear Miss Elizabeth, that your modesty, so far from doing you any disservice, rather adds to your other perfections.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 121 · B2

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