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Re:Beware of Book Blurbs by okvdjv on Saturday March 04, 2023 @05:15PM (#35025012)
"Disservice" is not a verb. You can say "does a disservice to the book" or "diminishes" it.
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Re:Beware of Book Blurbs by kgwgk on Saturday March 04, 2023 @05:25PM (#35025092)
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/disservice

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/disservice

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Re:Beware of Book Blurbs by toast0 on Saturday March 04, 2023 @07:32PM (#35025943)
English generally allows verbing nouns.
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