diss

English

Alternative forms

• dis

Etymology

Originated in Jamaican Vernacular English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally short for disrespect or disparage.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /dɪs/
• Rhymes: -ɪs

Verb

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

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

Translations

to put someone down or show verbal disrespect

• Danish: disse (da) (slang)
• Dutch: dissen (nl) (slang)
• Finnish: parjata (fi), haukkua (fi), dissata (fi) (slang)
• French: insulter (fr), diffamer (fr)
• German: dissen (de) (slang)
• Icelandic: dissa (is) (slang)

• Italian: insultare (it)
• Japanese: ディスる (ja) (disuru)
• Portuguese: difamar (pt)
• Russian: оскорблять (ru) (oskorblját') 
• Spanish: insultar (es), denostar (es), faltar (es),
• Swedish: dissa (sv) (slang)

Noun

diss (plural disses)

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

Translations

insult or put-down

• Dutch: diss (nl) (slang)
• Finnish: parjaus (fi), haukku (fi), dissaus (fi) (slang), halveksinta (fi), epäkunnioitus (fi)
• German: Diss (de) (slang)
• Icelandic: diss (is) n

• Italian: insulto (it) m
• Japanese: ディス (ja) (disu)
• Spanish: insulto (es) m, improperio (es) m
• Swedish: diss (sv) c (slang)

Related terms

• diss song, diss track

Abbreviation

diss

1. dissertation

Anagrams

• SIDS, SSID

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Swedish

Noun

diss c

1. (slang) diss, rejection

Declension

Declension of diss

	singular		plural
Common	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	diss	dissen	dissar	dissarna
genitive	diss	dissens	dissars	dissarnas