dis

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪs/ UK /dɪs/ See IPA manual

Homophones

Minimal pairs

Sounds like this /ð/ vs /d/ Sounds like dish /s/ vs /ʃ/

Meanings

1

verb
(slang) to disrespect or insult; an act of disrespect

He felt they were trying to dis him in front of the crowd.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 verb · (slang) to disrespect or... disrespect insult slight snub belittle disparage

Opposites

respect praise compliment honor

Word family

Derived forms disseddissing

Related forms disrespect

Etymology

A late-20th-century American slang clipping of disrespect (or other dis-prefixed words such as disparage, dismiss); the prefix dis- is from Latin dis- ('apart, away').

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Topics

Actions & Processes Register & Style

External links

# dis

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪs/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪs/

## Meanings
1. (slang) to disrespect or insult; an act of disrespect

## Examples
- He felt they were trying to dis him in front of the crowd.

## Synonyms
- disrespect
- insult
- slight
- snub
- belittle
- disparage

## Antonyms
- respect
- praise
- compliment
- honor

## Derived Forms
- dissed
- dissing

## Related Forms
- disrespect

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dis-

## Etymology
A late-20th-century American slang clipping of disrespect (or other dis-prefixed words such as disparage, dismiss); the prefix dis- is from Latin dis- ('apart, away').

## AI Etymology
Dis is a late-20th-century American slang clipping of disrespect (or other dis-prefixed words such as disparage, dismiss); the prefix dis- is from Latin dis- ('apart, away'). The historical trail runs through Latin dis-. In modern use it means (slang) to disrespect or insult; an act of disrespect. Derived formations include dissed, dissing; related forms include disrespect.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Register & Style

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