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1
as in insult
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
don't take it wrong—I don't mean it as a dis
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2
as in disrespect
rude behavior
the refs can penalize a player for any dis on the field
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1
as in to disdain
to show contempt for
don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do
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2
as in to dismiss
to express scornfully one's low opinion of
a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out
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3
as in to insult
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
are you dissing me?
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4
as in to criticize
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of
don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one
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Recent Examples of dis
Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause monuments are the still-visible presentation of this dis-ease of injured and ill-earned power in the body politic.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
The lyric is a diss toward fellow rapper Bia, as the two have had their own feud that turned into an exchange of diss tracks.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
The West Wing star is the latest to join the chorus of people, TV shows, and theaters to take offense to Timothée Chalamet's recent diss of ballet and opera.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
It probably wasn’t meant as a diss, but certainly came off as one.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Given the context, fans wondered if the detailed defecation scene was meant as a diss against Game of Thrones, and some viewers even took it as an insult.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s no diss to the Kroenkes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Again, that was not a diss to any particular branch of the community.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Future has been featured on songs from both artists, some of which include disses at one another.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Prowler-Miles disses his pronunciation of his last name.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
The White House strongly dissed the Atlantic’s reporting (followed by unreporting) last week that Maher was the next in line for the 2026 prize that Conan O’Brien got last year and Kevin Hart picked up the year before that.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Getting dissed by the alt-weekly of record could be a hipster’s nightmare.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
The language allowed trash-taking sugar critics to be hauled into court, not only for dissing sugar, but for dissing how it is grown.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Matthew Lillard is opening up about the positive outcome after director Quentin Tarantino publicly dissed him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Noun
After the song was released, social media users were quick to piece together a diss seemingly aimed at Yungblud.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Lost Cause monuments are the still-visible presentation of this dis-ease of injured and ill-earned power in the body politic.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
The lyric is a diss toward fellow rapper Bia, as the two have had their own feud that turned into an exchange of diss tracks.
—Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
The West Wing star is the latest to join the chorus of people, TV shows, and theaters to take offense to Timothée Chalamet's recent diss of ballet and opera.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
It probably wasn’t meant as a diss, but certainly came off as one.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Jan. 2026
Given the context, fans wondered if the detailed defecation scene was meant as a diss against Game of Thrones, and some viewers even took it as an insult.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
That’s no diss to the Kroenkes.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
Again, that was not a diss to any particular branch of the community.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Verb
That’s still behind Solo, however, which posted a four-day opening of $103 million (that movie was dissed by audiences and critics alike).
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2026
Future has been featured on songs from both artists, some of which include disses at one another.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026
In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026
Prowler-Miles disses his pronunciation of his last name.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026
The White House strongly dissed the Atlantic’s reporting (followed by unreporting) last week that Maher was the next in line for the 2026 prize that Conan O’Brien got last year and Kevin Hart picked up the year before that.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
Getting dissed by the alt-weekly of record could be a hipster’s nightmare.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026
The language allowed trash-taking sugar critics to be hauled into court, not only for dissing sugar, but for dissing how it is grown.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026
Matthew Lillard is opening up about the positive outcome after director Quentin Tarantino publicly dissed him.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dis
Noun
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The blowout loss would’ve been enough agony, but there were injuries to match the insult.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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Adding insult to injury, Hasna accuses Meriem of using her body to get a cushier, better paying job as maid inside the boss’ luxurious home.—
Jay Weissberg,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The disrespect will only add to the motivation for the defending Division 1 champions.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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Let’s be honest here, and no disrespect to venerable family board games, but Monopoly is kind of boring.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
Verb
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At his behest Aurangzeb—who disdained poetry—sent agents across India and Persia to assemble a literary circle befitting her.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Apr. 2026
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In Sondheim’s body of work, Okrent searches for the autobiographical resonances that Sondheim himself mostly disdained.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Even the foundations of today’s artificial intelligence boom were laid by the NSF in the 1980s and 1990s, when neural networks were a backwater dismissed by mainstream computer science.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Verb
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The series is a descendant of Comedy Central’s airings of the notorious New York Friars Club roasts, which for decades delivered some very dark and incredibly funny jokes that are not for the easily offended.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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In an effort to send a message to any minors planning to descend on the Jersey Shore for a weekend of lawbreaking and recklessness, Vaz is vowing to prosecute both the offending child and their parents.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Renter Mandy Feng, who prefers to use a pseudonym for fear of being seen criticizing the authorities, said the stimulus the government is offering has failed to offset people’s anxiety over an uncertain economic outlook.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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At the time of the women’s march, Cannes organizers were being criticized for failing to do more to publicly acknowledge the #MeToo and Time’s Up initiatives.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The brilliant dialogue—full of sarcasm, barbs, resentment, infuriation, competition but also underpinned by love—is so very perfectly sisterly!—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Between weird texts, awkward money conversations or a friend taking your sarcasm way too seriously, today could feel like one giant communication hiccup.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Her husband manipulates her, her best friend hates her, her sister derides her; her entire existence is thin and precarious.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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But that hate – which was always tinged with admiration for his undeniable driving ability – melted in the face of his sudden death.—
Dianne Gallagher,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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“Dis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dis. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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