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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

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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

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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

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