dis

¹

[ dees ]

noun

, Scandinavian Mythology.

, plural dis·ir [dee, -sir].

1. lady; woman.
2. female deity, especially one promoting fertility: often used as a suffix on names:

   Freydis; Hjordis; Thordis.

dis-

²

1. a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force ( de-, un- ² ); used freely, especially with these latter senses, as an English formative:

   disability; disaffirm; disbar; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown.

dis

³

[ dis ]

verb (used with object)

, dissed, dis·sing.

1. to show disrespect for; affront.
2. to disparage; belittle.

noun

1. insult or disparagement; criticism.

dis-

⁴

1. variant of di- ¹ before s: dissyllable.

Dis

⁵

[ dis ]

noun

, Classical Mythology.

1. a god of the underworld.

DIS

⁶

abbreviation for

, Trademark.

1. the Disney Channel: a cable television channel.

dis.

⁷

abbreviation for

1. distance.
2. distant.
3. distribute.

dis-

¹

prefix

1. indicating reversal

   disconnect

   disembark

2. indicating negation, lack, or deprivation

   distrust

   disgrace

   dissimilar

3. indicating removal or release

   disburden

   disembowel

4. expressing intensive force

   dissever

dis-

²

combining_form

1. variant of di- 1

   dissyllable

Dis

³

/ dɪs /

noun

1. Also calledOrcusPluto the Roman god of the underworld
2. the abode of the dead; underworld

dis

⁴

/ dɪs /

verb

1. a variant spelling of diss

Word History and Origins

Origin of dis¹

< Old Norse dīs, plural dīsir; origin uncertain

Origin of dis²

< Latin (akin to bis, Greek dís twice); before f, dif-; before some consonants, di-; often replacing obsolete des- < Old French

Origin of dis³

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dis¹

from Latin dis- apart; in some cases, via Old French des-. In compound words of Latin origin, dis- becomes dif- before f and di- before some consonants

Example Sentences

DIS allows students in FSU's Honors Program to work one-on-one with faculty mentors in an open-ended, hands-on research experience and would allow Hartman to be more involved with mathematical modeling.

From Science Daily

That is not a compliment, but it’s not exactly a dis.

From New York Times

That is not a compliment, but it’s not exactly a dis.

From New York Times

"I guess I jest gwyne set dese old bones down on dis heah porch and watch out for dat noise 'gin" says Jim.

From BBC

Grid operator E.DIS said in a statement that Tesla was reconnected to the network at 8:45 p.m.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• belittle
• decry
• defame
• degrade
• denigrate
• deride
• discredit
• dismiss
• malign
• ridicule
• scorn
• slander
• underrate
• vilify