dis
verb /dɪs/
/dɪs/
(also diss)
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dis | /dɪs/ /dɪs/ |
| he / she / it disses | /ˈdɪsɪz/ /ˈdɪsɪz/ |
| past simple dissed | /dɪst/ /dɪst/ |
| past participle dissed | /dɪst/ /dɪst/ |
| -ing form dissing | /ˈdɪsɪŋ/ /ˈdɪsɪŋ/ |
- dis somebody to show a lack of respect for somebody, especially by saying offensive things to them
- If he disses me again, I’ll hit him.
Word Origin1980s: abbreviation of disrespect.