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diss

/dɪs/

diss verb: to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

Verb

diss (third-person singular simple present disses, present participle dissing, simple past and past participle dissed)

  1. (slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
    • When a journalistic rival tries to "dis" you
      And to prejudice you in the public's eyes.
      Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue
      Of palpable, unmitigated lies."1905 December 10, “A New Word”, in The Sunday Times, Perth, page 4

Noun (1)

diss (plural disses)

  1. (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.
    Synonyms:
    send

Noun (2)

diss (plural disses)

  1. (slang) Dissertation.
    • I've been wondering what happens if I fail my diss. I know i'm allowed to fail 60 credits but I don't think that includes the diss.2012 April 5, shkbop9190, “Failing a Dissertation”, in The Student Room Forums, retrieved 01 Dec 2016

Noun (3)

diss (uncountable)

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

Proper noun capitalized: Diss

Diss

  1. A market town and civil parish with a town council in South Norfolk district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TM1179).
  2. A locality in Yellowhead County, Alberta, Canada.

diss meaning in Tamil

diss in Tamil

புல்கூடை வகை

Synonyms of diss

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Forms of diss

Verb
third-person singular presentdisses
present participledissing
past participledissed
pastdissed
alternative formdis
Noun
pluraldisses

Origin of diss

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-.

Clipping of dissertation.

Borrowed from Arabic دِيس (dīs).

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Phrases with diss

Words that rhyme with diss

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Questions about diss

What does diss mean?
Diss means to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
What is diss in Tamil?
Diss in Tamil is புல்கூடை வகை. See Diss meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is diss?
Diss can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce diss?
Diss is pronounced /dɪs/.
What is the past tense of diss?
The past tense of diss is dissed.

Words near diss in the dictionary

  1. disruptor
  2. disruptors
  3. disrupts
  4. disrupture
  5. disruptures
  6. diss
  7. diss song
  8. diss songs
  9. diss track
  10. diss tracks
  11. dissable

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: diss (page history and authors); Diss (page history and authors); diss (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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