Definitions for DISdɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

disdɪs(v.; n.)dissed, dis•sing

  1. (v.t.)to show disrespect for.

    Category: Status (usage)

  2. to belittle.

    Category: Status (usage)

  3. (n.)disparagement; criticism.

Origin of dis:

1980–85, Amer.; from dis-1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage

Disdɪs(n.)

  1. the ruler of the underworld in ancient Roman belief.

    Category: Mythology

dis-

  1. a prefix occurring orig. in loanwords from Latin with the meanings “apart, asunder” (disperse; dissociate; dissolve ); now frequent in French loanwords and English coinages having a privative, negative, or reversing force relative to the base noun, verb, or adjective:

    disability; disarm; disconnect; dishearten; dishonest; dislike; disobey.

    Category: Affix

    Ref: Compare di -2, 5 2 dif -. 2

Origin of dis-:

< L (akin to bis, Gk dís twice); often r. des- < OF

dis-

  1. dissyllable.

    Category: Affix

    Ref: var. of di-1 5 1 before s:

DIS

  1. the Disney Channel (a cable television channel).

    Category: Radio and Television

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Dis, Orcus(noun)

    god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

Wiktionary

  1. Dis(ProperNoun)

    Alternative name for Hades.

  2. Origin: Representing a colloquial pronunciation of this.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dis(noun)

    the god Pluto

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Dis

    a name given to Pluto and the nether world over which he rules.


Translations for DIS

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

tooth(noun)

any of the hard, bone-like objects that grow in the mouth and are used for biting and chewing

He has had a tooth out at the dentist's.

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