Oct 29, 2005 20:23
18 yrs ago
English term
Maria Diogo
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dissed
Non-PRO
Not for points
Homework / test
English
Other
Other
past tense of dis
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| 5 +12 | insult, contempt, treat with disrespect |
Vicky Papaprodromou
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| 4 +2 | disconnected |
Tony M
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| 4 +1 | disparaged |
Michael Barnett
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10 mins
Vicky Papaprodromou
Greece
Greece
Works in field
Greece
hellenic wings in translation
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English
Selected
insult, contempt, treat with disrespect
dis // v. & n. (also diss) US slang
v.tr. (dissed, dissing) put a person down; bad-mouth.
n. disrespect.
[abbreviation of disrespect]
OXFORD CONCISE DICTIONARY
Main Entry:dis
Pronunciation:*dis
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:dissed ; dissing
Etymology:perhaps short for disrespect
Date:1986
1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : INSULT
2 slang : to find fault with : CRITICIZE
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY
v.tr. (dissed, dissing) put a person down; bad-mouth.
n. disrespect.
[abbreviation of disrespect]
OXFORD CONCISE DICTIONARY
Main Entry:dis
Pronunciation:*dis
Function:transitive verb
Inflected Form:dissed ; dissing
Etymology:perhaps short for disrespect
Date:1986
1 slang : to treat with disrespect or contempt : INSULT
2 slang : to find fault with : CRITICIZE
MERRIAM-WEBSTER'S COLLEGIATE DICTIONARY
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Daniel Bird
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Thanks, Daniel!
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Dave Calderhead
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Thanks, Dave!
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Nick Lingris
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Thanks, Nick!
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Jack Doughty
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Thanks, Jack!
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Enza Longo
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Thanks, Enza!
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Will Matter
: Comes from English "disrespect, to disrespect". American ghetto slang.
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Thanks a lot!
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Refugio
: disrespected...and it's mainstream American slang now, not "ghetto"
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Thanks, Ruth!
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transparx
: for many people, "dis" is disrepect & dishonor (though it does derive from "disrepect") ...must agree with Ruth --it's mainstream American slang
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Thanks a lot!
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airmailrpl
: treat with disrespect
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Thanks!
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RHELLER
: past tense
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Thanks, Rita!
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thanks, Marju!
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KNielsen
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Thank you so much!
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Mike Delta
: Where I come from, dissed a meaningless "justification" for mindless violence that the utterer's peer group accept without question. Much in vogue with minority groups since it immediately guarantees them police protection under the Race Relations Act..
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
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22 mins
disconnected
In a completely different context, I'd just like to record the fact that in informal technical jargon, this word is often used as a shortened form of 'disconnect(ed)':
"The power should be dissed before opening the box"
That's why it's so important for you to give us the CONTEXT!
"The power should be dissed before opening the box"
That's why it's so important for you to give us the CONTEXT!
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: Maybe, but the original and most common meaning is "to disrespect". Usage: "Yo, he dissed me and my peeps". Trust me Dusty, this is American slang.
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But I DO trust you, W/m! But please trust me too: this is also perfectly valid UK slang/jargon, predating the US usage, I think, and as Asker hasn't seen fit to give us the slightest context, we don't even know which side of the Pond this is...
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juvera
: But you are right, this is also a perfectly valid usage, so it should be mentioned.
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Thanks a lot, Juvera! You've seen my point... :-)
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transparx
: indeed, "dis" can be any "dis..." --an interesting case of ellipsis at the morphological level more than a mere abbreviation --the meaning is recovered from the context
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Thanks a lot, Nino! Interesting, indeed, as you say...
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33 mins
disparaged
I usually see the word in the context of a negative review or critique of a theatrical performance.
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Another discussion of "dis".
http://www.wordwizard.com/ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18384&...
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Note added at 3 hrs 58 mins (2005-10-30 00:21:52 GMT)
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http://www.sciamdigital.com/browse.cfm?ITEMIDCHAR=2DDAC3BD-2...
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Note added at 4 hrs 2 mins (2005-10-30 00:26:05 GMT)
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Another discussion of "dis".
http://www.wordwizard.com/ch_forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=18384&...
Peer comment(s):
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Will Matter
: May have become more "highbrow" by becoming associated with "disparaged" vs. "disrespected" (probably a case of "back-formation") but the original usage & origin, in American English, is from "disrespect". Don't worry, i'm not dissing your answer. ;0)
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The crowd knows best. ;-) See reference above.
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transparx
: see my comment to Dusty's answer. Very interesting reference. I had never seen it used this way, but it makes a lot of sense. One could even claim then that it's becoming a sort of negative placeholder. very interesting!
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Thanks Nino! Interesting comment. ;-)
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