karhunpalvelus
Finnish
Etymology
karhun (“bear's”) + palvelus (“service”); possibly calque of German Bärendienst (“disservice”)
Noun
karhunpalvelus
- disservice (something intended as service, but which turns out to be detrimental)
- Antamalla nuorelle runsasta taskurahaa saatamme tehdä hänelle karhunpalveluksen - hän ei opi tekemään työtä rahan eteen.
- By giving a youngster lavish pocket money we may end up doing him a disservice - he does not learn to work for his money.