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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPoor Service
/pʊr ˈsɜːrvɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of service that is unsatisfactory or inadequate.
"The restaurant received complaints due to its poor service during peak hours." - 2
A situation where the expectations of service are not met.
"Customers often leave negative reviews when they experience poor service."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'poor service' combines the adjective 'poor', derived from Old English 'pōer', meaning 'deficient or lacking', and 'service', from Latin 'servitium', meaning 'slavery or servitude'. Over time, 'poor service' has evolved to describe inadequate or unsatisfactory assistance provided to customers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Poor Service" is said worldwide
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Service médiocre
Transliteration: sɛʁ.vis me.djɔkʁ
"Le restaurant a reçu des plaintes en raison de son service médiocre."
Schlechter Service
Transliteration: ʃlɛçtɐ ˈzɛʁvɪs
"Das Restaurant erhielt Beschwerden wegen seines schlechten Services."
Servizio scadente
Transliteration: serˈvitsjo skaˈdɛnte
"Il ristorante ha ricevuto lamentele per il suo servizio scadente."
Servicio deficiente
Transliteration: seɾˈβiθjo de.fiˈθjente
"El restaurante recibió quejas debido a su servicio deficiente."
Serviço ruim
Transliteration: seʁˈvisu ʁuĩ
"O restaurante recebeu reclamações por causa do seu serviço ruim."
खराब सेवा
Transliteration: kharāb sevā
"रेस्टोरेंट को खराब सेवा के कारण शिकायतें मिलीं।"
差劲的服务
Transliteration: chà jìn de fú wù
"餐厅因其差劲的服务而收到投诉。"
형편없는 서비스
Transliteration: hyeongpyeon-eobsneun seobiseu
"식당은 형편없는 서비스로 불만을 받았습니다."
質の悪いサービス
Transliteration: shitsu no warui sābisu
"レストランは質の悪いサービスで苦情を受けました。"
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