DIS


Meaning of DIS in English

dis 1

/dees/ , n. , pl. disir /dee"sir/ . Scand. Myth.

1. lady; woman.

2. female deity, esp. one promoting fertility: often used as a suffix on names: Freydis; Hjordis; Thordis.

[ dis, pl. disir; orig. uncert. ]

dis 2

/dis/ , v. , dissed, dissing , n. Slang.

v.t.

1. to show disrespect for; affront.

2. to disparage; belittle.

n.

3. insult or disparagement; criticism.

[ 1980-85, Amer. ; from DIS- 1 extracted from such words as disrespect and disparage ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .