disservice

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)Service that results in harm; an (intentionally or unintentionally) unhelpful, harmful action.

   “One renders young people a disservice by heaping unearned rewards on them.”

   “Often schools of music focus solely on the canon of Western classical art music, but this is a disservice to music educators who will have to deal with students from many different backgrounds and preferences.”

   “Treating narratives like something you can stretch out to give more value does a disservice to players and our engagement.”

verb

1. To disserve, to provide a disservice to; to provide harmful or inadequate service to.

   “One librarian said, "I could double the circulation tomorrow by closing the periodical stacks and counting every time I handed out a magazine, but I would be disservicing our readers."”