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Dis
(dĭs)n. Roman Mythology
1. The god of the underworld; Pluto.
2. The underworld.
[Latin Dīs, from variant of dīves, wealthy (from the belief that the underworld was the source of wealth from the ground); see dyeu- in Indo-European roots.]
dis
or diss (dĭs)tr.v. dissed, diss·ing, diss·es Informal
To show disrespect to, often by insult or criticism: "[The network] is often dissed for going after older, less demographically desirable viewers" (Michael McWilliams).
[African American Vernacular English, short for disrespect.]
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dis
(dɪs)vb
a variant spelling of diss
Dis
(dɪs)n
Greek equivalent: Hades1. (Classical Myth & Legend) Also called: Orcus or Pluto the Roman god of the underworld
2. (Classical Myth & Legend) the abode of the dead; underworld
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dis
(dɪs)v. dissed, dis•sing,
n. Slang. v.t.
1. to show disrespect for.
2. to belittle.
n. 3. disparagement; criticism.
[1980–85, Amer.; from dis- 1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage]
Dis
(dɪs)n.
the ruler of the underworld in ancient Roman belief.
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.
Compare di-2, dif-. [< Latin (akin to bis, Greek dís twice); often replacing des- < Old French]
dis-2
, var. of di- 1 before s: dissyllable.
DIS
the Disney Channel (a cable television channel).
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dis
Past participle: dised
Gerund: dising
| Imperative |
|---|
| dis |
| dis |
| Present |
|---|
| I dis |
| you dis |
| he/she/it dises |
| we dis |
| you dis |
| they dis |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I dised |
| you dised |
| he/she/it dised |
| we dised |
| you dised |
| they dised |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am dising |
| you are dising |
| he/she/it is dising |
| we are dising |
| you are dising |
| they are dising |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have dised |
| you have dised |
| he/she/it has dised |
| we have dised |
| you have dised |
| they have dised |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was dising |
| you were dising |
| he/she/it was dising |
| we were dising |
| you were dising |
| they were dising |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had dised |
| you had dised |
| he/she/it had dised |
| we had dised |
| you had dised |
| they had dised |
| Future |
|---|
| I will dis |
| you will dis |
| he/she/it will dis |
| we will dis |
| you will dis |
| they will dis |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have dised |
| you will have dised |
| he/she/it will have dised |
| we will have dised |
| you will have dised |
| they will have dised |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be dising |
| you will be dising |
| he/she/it will be dising |
| we will be dising |
| you will be dising |
| they will be dising |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been dising |
| you have been dising |
| he/she/it has been dising |
| we have been dising |
| you have been dising |
| they have been dising |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been dising |
| you will have been dising |
| he/she/it will have been dising |
| we will have been dising |
| you will have been dising |
| they will have been dising |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been dising |
| you had been dising |
| he/she/it had been dising |
| we had been dising |
| you had been dising |
| they had been dising |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would dis |
| you would dis |
| he/she/it would dis |
| we would dis |
| you would dis |
| they would dis |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have dised |
| you would have dised |
| he/she/it would have dised |
| we would have dised |
| you would have dised |
| they would have dised |
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Noun 1. Dis - god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
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