variants
or less commonly diss
dissed; dissing
variants
or less commonly diss
1
slang
: a disparaging remark or act : insult
was meant as a tribute, not a dis—
Vibe
Vibe2
slang
: disrespect
1
discharge
2
discount
3
distance
mythology
: the Roman god of the underworld (see underworld sense 1) compare pluto
1
a
: do the opposite of
disestablish
b
: deprive of (a specified quality, rank, or object)
disfranchise
c
: exclude or expel from
disbar
2
: opposite or absence of
disunion
disaffection
3
: not
disagreeable
4
: completely
disannul
5
: dys-
disfunction
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
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
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
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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
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“Dis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dis. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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