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dis

Pronunciation: /dɪs/
(also diss)
informal
Definition of dis

verb (disses, dissing, dissed)

[with object]
  • speak disrespectfully to or criticize:I don’t like her dissing my friends a campaign of forum postings and emails dissing the company maybe you should stop dissing psychics and discover that part of yourself

noun

[mass noun]
  • disrespectful talk.

Origin:

1980s: abbreviation of disrespect

dis in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of dis in the US English dictionary
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