dis

[dis]Slang.

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verb (used with object), dissed, dis·sing.

to show disrespect for; affront.
to disparage; belittle.

noun

insult or disparagement; criticism.

Origin of dis

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

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Related Words for dissing

chitchat, gossip, repartee, ribbing, despise, disparage, debase, degrade, belittle, impugn, defame, slander, vilify, besmirch, disdain, taunt, ridicule, scoff, scorn, mock

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Contemporary Examples of dissing

Dissing its Nobel laureates is a bit of a tradition in Pakistan, too.
Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Chris Allbritton
October 10, 2014
Sure, Cruz recently irked fellow Senate Republicans by dissing them as “squishes” on gun control.
Squishes, Step Aside: Ted Cruz and Chris Christie’s Old-School Manliness
Michelle Cottle
May 13, 2013
Dissing contraception, college, female soldiers, and JFK do not.
Mitt Romney Clinches: What We Learned From 2012 Republican Race
Michelle Cottle
April 25, 2012
One moment he was dissing Obama for vetoing the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Can Newt’s ‘Nontraditional’ Campaign Stay on the Rails?
Andrew Romano
January 21, 2012

British Dictionary definitions for dissing

dis

verb

a variant spelling of diss

Dis

noun

Also called: Orcus, Pluto the Roman god of the underworld
the abode of the dead; underworld

Greek equivalent: Hades

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Word Origin and History for dissing

dis

also diss, slang, by 1980, shortening of disrespect or dismiss, originally in U.S. Black English, popularized by hip hop. Related: Dissed; dissing. Earlier it was short for disconnected in the telephone sense and used figuratively in slang to mean "weak in the head" (1925).

Dis

Roman underworld god, from Latin Dis, contracted from dives "rich," which is related to divus "divine, god," hence "favored by god." Cf. Pluto and Old Church Slavonic bogatu "rich," from bogu "god."