diss

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verb

less common spelling of dis

transitive verb

1
slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : insult
dissed her former co-star in the interview
was dissed and ignored at the party
2
slang : to find fault with : criticize
dissed her wardrobe

diss

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noun

plural disses
slang
: an insulting expression of disrespect or criticism
… a much loved and much hated album; earning some equally passionate critical raves and disses.Brett Milano
Even the ultimate pop-culture endorsement—a bunch of reality-TV shows like "Dig Wars" based on their hobby—are seen as a diss. "They make us look bad," Mr. Thompson said.Abigail Pesta
On March 25, in a major public diss to Windsor fund manager Charles Freeman, Vanguard announced that effective June 1, it will turn over some of Windsor's stock portfolio to another firm.Allan Sloan

diss

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abbreviation

Examples of diss in a Sentence

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Verb
The actress — who plays Lois Lane in James Gunn’s upcoming Superman — got on the subject of actors dissing their superhero projects during a recent Interview Magazine chat with Amanda Seyfried. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025 The ground beneath our universities has been shaken by an administration that views universities not as engines of progress but as bastions of liberal indoctrination to be dissed, defunded, and discredited. Ann Kirschner, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Noun
If an artist could successfully sue over a diss, would that bring about the last of label-supported (and thus widely heard) diss records? Touré, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2025 Many people had already interpreted the track as a diss to Puff, but now believe there was a potential relationship between the 6 God and Cassie, which caused the controversial mogul to get angry and abuse her. Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for diss

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1987, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diss was in 1987

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“Diss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diss. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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