dis

¹ American  

[dees] / dis /

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.

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dis- ² American  

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.

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dis ³ American  

[dis] / dɪs /

verb (used with object)

dissed, dissing

1. to show disrespect for; affront.

2. to disparage; belittle.

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noun

1. insult or disparagement; criticism.

dis- ⁴ American  

1. variant of di- before s: dissyllable.

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Dis ⁵ American  

[dis] / dɪs /

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. a god of the underworld.

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DIS ⁶ American  

abbreviation

Trademark.

1. the Disney Channel: a cable television channel.

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dis. ⁷ American  

abbreviation

1. distance.

2. distant.

3. distribute.

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dis- ¹ British  

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

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Dis ² British  

/ dɪs /

noun

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

2. the abode of the dead; underworld

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dis- ³ British  

combining form

1. variant of di- 1

   dissyllable

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dis ⁴ British  

/ dɪs /

verb

1. a variant spelling of diss

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Usage

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.

Etymology

Origin of dis¹

< Old Norse dīs, plural dīsir; origin uncertain

Origin of dis-²

< 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

Example Sentences

Disney’s DIS 1.01%increase; green up pointing triangle talking-animals comedy opened to an estimated $556 million worldwide, putting it on track to ultimately gross more than $1 billion and become the most successful American movie released so far in 2025.

From The Wall Street Journal

Navy corpsman and Dis’ older brother, found it difficult to grieve his friends who died while serving and the death of his sister because he was raised to “Be a man and suck it up.”

From Los Angeles Times

When Nonthavan died, Dis mulled over different scenarios, replaying events in his mind over and over.

From Los Angeles Times

The company’s operating profit vastly exceeds what any of its rivals are generating from streaming, and its market capitalization of nearly half a trillion dollars exceeds the combined value of its two major competitors on this deal, plus that of Disney DIS 0.56%increase; green up pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal

Disney DIS 1.57%increase; green up pointing triangle reported roughly flat revenue and a decline in operating income during its fiscal fourth quarter, as the entertainment giant’s TV networks and movie business declined from the same period a year ago.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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