US /dɪs/ UK /dɪs/
Homophones
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to disrespect or insult someone

    He felt dissed when they left him off the invitation list.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to disrespect or insult... insultdisrespectslightmockbelittlederide
Word family
Derived forms disseddissing
Related forms disrespect

Etymology

A late 20th-century clipping of disrespect, originating in African American Vernacular English and hip-hop culture, from dis- ('lack of') + respect.

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