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disserving

disserving is the present participle and gerund of disserve.

Meaning of disserve

Verb

disserve (third-person singular simple present disserves, present participle disserving, simple past and past participle disserved)

  1. To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
    • They are an excellent group of journalists, and over the last five years the executives manhandling their newspaper have disserved them at every turn.1988 August 12, Michael Miner, “Cop and Writer; Manhandling the Sun-Times”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about disserving

What is disserving the present participle and gerund of?
Disserving is the present participle and gerund of disserve.

Words near disserving in the dictionary

  1. disserviceable
  2. disserviceably
  3. disserviced
  4. disservices
  5. disservicing
  6. disserving
  7. disses
  8. dissettle
  9. dissettled
  10. dissettlement
  11. dissettlements

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