dis

1 of 5

verb

ˈdis

variants or less commonly diss

dissed; dissing

Synonyms of dis next

transitive verb

slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult

dissed her former co-star in the interview

was dissed and ignored at the party

slang : to find fault with : criticize

dissed her wardrobe

dis

2 of 5

noun (1)

variants or less commonly diss

slang : a disparaging remark or act : insult

was meant as a tribute, not a dis—

Vibe

slang : disrespect

dis

3 of 5

noun (2)

ˈdis

mythology

: the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1) compare pluto

dis-

5 of 5

prefix

: do the opposite of

disestablish

: deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)

disfranchise

: exclude or expel from

disbar

: opposite or absence of

disunion

disaffection

: not

disagreeable

: completely

disannul

: dys-

disfunction

Examples of dis in a Sentence

Verb don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out Noun (1) the refs can penalize a player for any dis on the field don't take it wrong—I don't mean it as a dis

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Verb

During the 1995 Source Awards in New York City, Knight took a moment on stage to dis Diddy without calling him out by name. —

Danielle Bacher, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024 New face, who 'dis? Can be bribed with candy. Bugs and hisses to my witches! —

Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 27 July 2023 Disruption may dis-regulate the clients. —

Alexander Ralph, Cincinnati.com, 9 June 2020 Not to dis the Silver Palate—because who would ever do that—but I’m pretty sure my pork tenderloin version is even better than the original. —

Ashley Mason, Bon Appetit, 9 Mar. 2017

Noun

At 45, Shaquille O'Neal has moved beyond rattling rims, but not beyond an old-school diss track. —

Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, 29 July 2017 Thinking about this some more, this is kind of a dis. —

Armando Salguero, miamiherald, 9 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Verb

short for disrespect

Noun (2)

Latin

Prefix

borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French des-, borrowed from Latin dis-, dī- (before b, d, g, l, m, n, v, r), dir- (before vowels), dif- (before f) "apart, asunder, in two," of uncertain origin

Note: Latin dis- is conventionally linked with bi- bi- entry 1, bis "twice," going back to *duis, but the loss of -u- is unexplained (perhaps from Indo-European *dus- "bad, dys-," otherwise unattested in Latin, crossed with duis-?). Possibly related are Greek diá "apart, through" (see dia-), assuming *dis-a-, and the West Germanic prefix represented by Old Saxon and Old Frisian te- "apart, in pieces," Old High German zi-, ze- (also zer-, perhaps crossed with zur-, Old English and Old Norse tor- "with difficulty," Gothic tuz-, from the Germanic outcome of Indo-European *dus-) and Old English and Old Saxon to- (assimilated to tō to entry 1?); the Gothic counterpart dis- "apart, away," with apparently unshifted d-, has no accepted explanation.

First Known Use

Verb

1980, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (1)

1986, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1567, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of dis was in 1567

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Kids Definition

dis

1 of 2 verb

ˈdis

dissed; dissing

slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult

slang : to find fault with : criticize

dis-

2 of 2 prefix

: do the opposite of

disagree

: deprive of

disarm

: exclude or expel from

disbar

: opposite or absence of

disaffection

disfavor

: not

discourteous

Etymology

Prefix

Latin dis-, literally, "apart"

Medical Definition

dis

abbreviation

disabled

disease

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