dis

¹

[dees]

noun

Scandinavian Mythology.

plural

disir 

1. lady; woman.

2. female deity, especially one promoting fertility: often used as a suffix on names.

   Freydis; Hjordis; Thordis.

dis-

²

1. a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (de-,un- ); used freely, especially with these latter senses, as an English formative.

   disability; disaffirm; disbar; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown.

dis

³

[dis]

verb (used with object)

dissed, dissing 

1. to show disrespect for; affront.

2. to disparage; belittle.

noun

1. insult or disparagement; criticism.

dis-

⁴

1. variant of di- before s: dissyllable.

Dis

⁵

[dis]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a god of the underworld.

DIS

⁶

abbreviation

Trademark.

1. the Disney Channel: a cable television channel.

dis.

⁷

abbreviation

1. distance.

2. distant.

3. distribute.

dis-

¹

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

Dis

²

/ dɪs /

noun

1. Also called: Orcus.  Pluto. the Roman god of the underworld

2. the abode of the dead; underworld

dis-

³

combining form

1. variant of di- 1

   dissyllable

dis

⁴

/ dɪs /

verb

1. a variant spelling of diss

Word History and Origins

Origin of dis¹

< Old Norse dīs, plural dīsir; origin uncertain

Origin of dis²

< Latin (akin to bis, Greek dís twice); before f, dif-; before some consonants, di-; often replacing obsolete des- < Old French

Origin of dis³

1980–85, from dis- ¹ extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage

Word History and Origins

Origin of dis¹

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

Related Words

• belittle 
• decry 
• defame 
• degrade 
• denigrate 
• deride 
• discredit 
• dismiss 
• malign 
• ridicule 
• scorn 
• slander 
• underrate 
• vilify 

When To Use

What does dis mean?

Dis means to disrespect, belittle, or disparage something or someone, usually publicly, as in Zuhair dissed Jamal by telling him his hair looked awful.Dissing someone isn’t a nice thing to do. It means you’re showing them disrespect by insulting them. A dis can be something hurtful you say or something hurtful you do, like crossing the street when you bump into a former friend.Example: You’re always dissing that guy, but he isn’t that bad.