Meaning & use

dissed

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Insulted or showed disrespect toward someone, especially through mocking or dismissive words.

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He got dissed in front of his friends for missing the easy shot.

She felt dissed when her idea was ignored during the meeting.

A note on using this word

"Diss" is a clipped form of "disrespect" that emerged from African American Vernacular English and hip-hop culture in the 1980s.

Words with a similar meaning

insulteddisrespected

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Words with an opposite meaning

complimentedpraised

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