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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'Dis', 'dis': /'dɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Dis': (dis); 'dis': (Slang dis; Myth. dēs)


Inflections of 'dis' (n): npl: disses
Inflections of 'dis' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
disses
v 3rd person singular
dissing
v pres p
dissed
v past
dissed
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis1 /dɪs/,USA pronunciation  v., dissed, dis•sing, n. [Slang.]
v. [~ + object]
    1. Slang Termsto show a lack of respect for (someone).
    2. Slang Termsto make (someone) feel unimportant;
      disparage.

    n. [countable]
    1. Slang Termsdisrespect or criticism.

dis-,1 prefix. 
  1. dis- comes from Latin, where it has the literal meaning "apart.'' It now has the following meanings:
    • opposite of:disagreement (= opposite of agreement).
    • not:disapprove (= not to approve);dishonest (= not honest);disobey (= not obey).
    • reverse;
      remove:disconnect (= to remove the connection of); dissolve (= remove the solidness of;      make liquid).

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
dis1  (dēs),USA pronunciation n., pl. dis•ir  (dē′sir).USA pronunciation [Scand. Myth.]
  1. lady;
    woman.
  2. female deity, esp. one promoting fertility: often used as a suffix on names:Freydis;Hjordis;Thordis.
  • Old Norse dīs, plural dīsir; origin, originally uncertain

dis2  (dis),USA pronunciation v., dissed, dis•sing, n. [Slang.]
v.t. 
    1. Slang Termsto show disrespect for;
      affront.
    2. Slang Termsto disparage;
      belittle.

    n. 
    1. Slang Termsinsult or disparagement;
      criticism.
    • from dis-1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage 1980–85, American.

Dis  (dis),USA pronunciation n. [Class. Myth.]
  1. Mythologya god of the underworld. Also called Dis Pater. Cf. Pluto. 

dis-1 :
  1. a Latin prefix meaning "apart,'' "asunder,'' "away,'' "utterly,'' or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (see de-, un -2);
    used freely, esp. with these latter senses, as an English formative:disability; disbar;disbelief;discontent;
    dishearten;
    dislike;
    disown.
Also, di-. 
  • Old French
  • Latin (akin to bis, Greek dís twice); before f, dif-; before some consonants, di-; often replacing obsolete des-

dis-2 :
  1. var. of di- 1 before s: dissyllable.

DIS, 
  1. The Disney Channel (a cable television channel).

dis., 
    1. distance.
    2. distant.
    3. distribute.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dis /dɪs/ vb
  1. a variant spelling of diss
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
DIS, 
  1. the Disney Channel (a cable television channel).

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Dis /dɪs/ n
  1. Also called: Orcus, Pluto the Roman god of the underworld
  2. the abode of the dead; underworld
Greek equivalent: Hades
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dis- prefix
  1. indicating reversal: disconnect, disembark
  2. indicating negation, lack, or deprivation: dissimilar, distrust, disgrace
  3. indicating removal or release: disembowel, disburden
  4. expressing intensive force: dissever
Etymology: from Latin dis- apart; in some cases, via Old French des-. In compound words of Latin origin, dis- becomes dif- before f and di- before some consonants
dis- combining form
  1. variant of di-1: dissyllable
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
diss, dis /dɪs/ vb
  1. slang chiefly US to treat (someone) with contempt
Etymology: 20th Century: originally African American slang, short for disrespect
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