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disservice

noun as in unkindness

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“Denying that because we as a society are unable to have a conversation about risk mitigation and harm reduction is really doing a disservice to infant well-being and mental health.”

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While it fits his narrative, the overbold assertion does a disservice to serious science, and its lack of nuance gives fuel to those who would say that climate-change discourse is mere ideology.

The book is a disservice to the very great film—Hitchcock’s greatest, in the eyes of many —at its center.

"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.

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

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