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ILL SERVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act intended to help that turns out badly
Example:
he did them a disservice
Synonyms:
disservice; ill service; ill turn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ill service" is a kind of...):
injury (an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage)