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The meaning of DIS is to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult. How to use dis in a sentence.
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.
Dis definition: To show disrespect to, often by insult or criticism.
vb. a variant spelling of diss. Dis. ( dɪs) n. 1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Also called: Orcus or Pluto the Roman god of the underworld. 2. (Classical Myth & Legend) the abode of the dead; underworld. Greek equivalent: Hades.
added to the front of some words to form their opposites: to disagree. a dishonest person. Compare. in-. non-. un-. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Yes, no & not.
Definition of dis verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
dis- in American English. prefix. a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “ asunder ,” “away,” “ utterly ,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force ( see de-, un- 2 ); used freely, esp. with these latter senses, as an English formative. disability. disaffirm.
Full Definition of DIS. transitive verb. 1. slang: to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult. 2. slang: to find fault with : criticize. See dis defined for English-language learners. See dis defined for kids.
DIS meaning: 1 : to treat (someone) with disrespect to be rude to (someone); 2 : to criticize (something) in a way that shows disrespect.
Usually formed by the addition of dis-to an existing verb; sometimes, however, formed from a noun or adjective by prefixing dis-and adding a verbal suffix, ‑ize, ‑ate, ‑fy, etc.
