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dis¹

  • /dɪs/

Sounds like dis-, diss, dys- · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Abbreviation of disrespect.

verb disses · dissing · dissed

  1. alternative, informal Alternative spelling of diss Yet the neo-Luddite resistance is remarkably disparate. Some flee to the woods; others, taking a less courageous stand, are content to dis the microwave oven and cellular phone.

noun disses

  1. alternative Alternative form of diss

dis²

  • /dɪs/

Sounds like dis-, diss, dys- · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Old Norse dís.

noun disir

  1. Norse Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore. In Norway the Dîsir appear to have been held in great veneration.

dis³

  • /dɪs/

Sounds like dis-, diss, dys- · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation with th-stopping of this.

determiner 'dis

  1. Ireland, Multicultural London English, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of this At another dinner, the president, on the removal of the cloth, rose and said... We will conduct weself in sich a manner, dat massa will neber be sorry for what him do dis night.

pronoun 'dis

  1. Ireland, Multicultural London English, dialectal, nonstandard, pronunciation spelling Pronunciation spelling of this Whadda I do? Dis an' dat.

Dis⁴

  • /dɪs/

Sounds like dis, diss · Rhymes with -ɪs

Where it comes from

From Latin dīs pater (“rich father”).

proper noun

  1. Roman Hades.

Dis⁵

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Di

DIS⁶

  • /diː aɪ ɛs/

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Distributed Interactive Simulation
  2. US, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Defense Investigative Service, now the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
  3. Walt Disney Company.
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Draft International Standard (usage from ISO)

DIs⁷

noun

  1. plural plural of DI

dIs⁸

noun

  1. plural plural of dI

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: orcus, detachment, removal, disassembly, belittle, dismount, dismounting, insult, offend, oddball, interject, cussed, talk, mean, listen, thinking

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name Hades

РусскийДит Dit

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@misc{dis_2026,
  title = {dis},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dis},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}