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dis

1  [dees]
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–noun, plural dis⋅ir  [dee-sir] . Scandinavian Mythology.
1. lady; woman.
2. female deity, esp. one promoting fertility: often used as a suffix on names: Freydis; Hjordis; Thordis.
Origin:
< ON dīs, pl. dīsir; orig. uncert.

dis

2  [dis] verb, dissed, dis⋅sing, noun Slang.
–verb (used with object)
1. to show disrespect for; affront.
2. to disparage; belittle.
–noun
3. insult or disparagement; criticism.
Origin:
1980–85, Americanism; from dis- 1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage

Dis

  [dis]
–noun Classical Mythology.
a god of the underworld.
Also called Dis Pater.
Compare Pluto.

dis-

1 
a Latin prefix meaning “apart,” “asunder,” “away,” “utterly,” or having a privative, negative, or reversing force (see de-, un- 2 ); used freely, esp. with these latter senses, as an English formative: disability; disaffirm; disbar; disbelief; discontent; dishearten; dislike; disown.
Also, di-.

Origin:
< L (akin to bis, Gk dís twice); before f, dif-; before some consonants, di-; often r. obs. des- < OF

dis-

2 
var. of di- 1 before s: dissyllable.

DIS

 
Trademark.
the Disney Channel: a cable television channel.

dis.

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

di

2  [dee]
–noun Music.
a tone in the ascending chromatic scale between do and re.
Origin:
perh. alter. of do 2

Di

  [dahy]
–noun
a female given name, form of Diana.

di-

1 
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “two,” “twice,” “double” (diphthong); on this model, freely used in the formation of compound words (dicotyledon; dipolar) and in chemical terms (diatomic; disulfide).
Also, dis- 2 .
Compare mono-.

Origin:
ME ≪ L < Gk, comb. form repr. dís twice, double, akin to dýo two. See bi-, twi-
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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.]
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.]
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Dis

Dis\, n. [L.] The god Pluto. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : dis
Spanish: niebla,
German: der Nebel,
Japanese: 霧
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Main Entry: dis
Function: abbreviation
1 disabled
2 disease
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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dis
  1. disease
  2. to be disrespectful toward
DIS
  1. Defense Investigative Service
  2. Disney Channel
  3. Walt Disney Co.
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