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disservice

noun as in unkindness

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"Focusing on THC on the label can actually do a disservice for consumers, because it creates an environment in which people buy based solely on THC content," said Bidwell.

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“Using the same term for individuals who are non-speaking and cannot care for themselves and for individuals who are college professors makes no sense, and does a disservice to all,” he says.

"I can win or lose by thousands of a second in every race so unless I can give 100%, I'm doing myself a disservice."

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You could continue to use your inheritance to pay the bills of your uncle’s widow, but that would do a disservice to your grandmother, who wished to help you.

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Compartmentalizing the tale, however, feels like a disservice to a much broader tragedy.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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