Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disserve

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dis-serve
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To treat poorly; to do a disservice to

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Old French desservir, from Latin dis- (“indicating negation”) + servīre (“to serve”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

disserves (present, singular) disserving (participle, present) disserved (participle, past) disserved (past)

Questions

What does disserve mean?
To treat poorly; to do a disservice to
Where does disserve come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce disserve

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