Meaning & use
dis
To speak of or treat someone disrespectfully; an informal shortening of disrespect.
See it in a sentence
He got upset when his friend dissed his new haircut in front of everyone.
Don't dis her cooking until you've actually tried a bite of it.
A note on using this word
"Dis" is informal slang, common in casual speech and hip-hop culture; avoid it in formal writing.
Words with a similar meaning
disrespectinsult
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