diss

Meaning

Verb

To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

Noun

An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

Noun

Dissertation.

Noun

Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.

Synonyms

badmouth

insult

denigrate

affront

dis

abuse

scorn

defame

asperse

bad-mouth

disrespect

put down

vilify

criticize

be missing

defile

be lacking

deride

belabour

take to task

flame

gibe

goad

haze

injure

be away

jaw

jeer

knock

lack

libel

look down on

malign

pan

provoke

put-down

rail

revile

roast

be absent

slander

slur

sneer

subdue

sully

taunt

tear down

tease

trash

bark

Translations

insultare

insulter

dissen

faltar

diss

dissen

insultar

afrontar

insultar

تحدى

beleidigen

benötigen

brauchen

entbehren

ausstehen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪs/

Etymology

Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.