Disservices

/ˌdɪsˈsɜːvɪsɪz/ noun

Definition

Plural of disservice; acts or instances of causing harm, inconvenience, or unhelpfulness.

Etymology

From dis- + service + -es (plural). 'Disservice' entered English around the 1500s to describe harmful actions (opposite of the help service provides). The plural simply marks multiple instances.

Kelly Says

The word 'disservice' became popular during the Renaissance when English writers wanted to describe the opposite of helping someone—like when a 'helpful' advice actually hurts you. We still use this word constantly in modern English.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መዳብ
me-dab
ARالعربية
أضرار
aḍ-rā-rāt
BNবাংলা
অসুবিধা
o-su-bi-dha
CACatalà
desavantatges
de-sa-van-ta-dges
CSČeština
nevýhody
ne-vy-ho-dy
DADansk
umage
oo-mage
DEDeutsch
Nachteile
na-d-i-la-khte
ELΕλληνικά
αποτυχίες
a-pot-chi-es
ESEspañol
desatender
des-a-ten-der
FAفارسی
ضرر
dzarar
FISuomi
haitat
hai-tat
FRFrançais
mauvaises actions
mo-vwa-z a-k-syohn
GUGU
અનુકૂળતા
anu-ku-u-la-ta
HAHA
abunawa
a-bu-na-wa
HEעברית
נזקים
na-z-kim
HIहिन्दी
हानि
haani
HUMagyar
hátrányok
ha-tra-nyok
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerugian
ker-goo-jaan
IGIG
ihe
ee-he
ITItaliano
svantaggi
svan-ta-g-gi
JA日本語
不利益
ふりえき
KKKK
зақым
za-ky-m
KMKM
កំហុស
k-om-hus
KO한국어
불이익
bul-i-yeok
MRMR
हानी
haani
MSBahasa Melayu
kerugian
ker-goo-jaan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြစ်
pyit
NLNederlands
nadelen
na-de-len
NONorsk
utemuligheter
oo-te-mu-li-ge-ter
PAPA
ਪਾੜ
pa-ar
PLPolski
niedogodzenia
n-ie-do-go-d-zen-ya
PTPortuguês
desatendências
de-sa-ten-den-sias
RORomână
dezavantaje
de-za-van-ta-je
RUРусский
Ущерб
ush-cheb
SVSvenska
nackdelar
nack-de-lar
SWKiswahili
hasara
ha-sa-ra
TAதமிழ்
குறைபாடுகள்
ku-rai-pa-duk-gal
TEతెలుగు
పరిణామాలు
pa-ri-na-a-ma-lu
THไทย
ความเสียหาย
khwam-si-a-hai
TLTL
kabahagihan
ka-ba-ha-gi-han
TRTürkçe
zararlar
za-ra-lar
UKУкраїнська
шкода
shko-da
URاردو
خراب
kha-rab
VITiếng Việt
Thiệt hại
t-hi-e-t hai-li
YOYO
àwọn àbà
awon aba
ZH中文
损害
sǔn hài
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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