Diss — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

treat, mention, or speak to rudely

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːpəndˌɪaɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪs/

1 syllable Say it as /dˈuːpəndˌɪaɪ/.

Examples

He insulted her with his rude remarks
the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

insult Orcus affront Dis

Parts of Speech

noun	god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
verb	treat, mention, or speak to rudely “He insulted her with his rude remarks”

Word Forms

insult	noun	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect
affront	noun	a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

dissident

dieu des enfers; homologue du Pluton grec

🇪🇸Spanish

disentir

dios del inframundo; homólogo del Plutón griego

🇳🇱Dutch

dis

god van de onderwereld; tegenhanger van de Griekse Pluto

🇵🇹Portuguese

dissimulação

deus do submundo; homólogo do grego Plutão

🇷🇺Russian

дисс

бог подземного мира; аналог греческого Плутона

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डिस

अंडरवर्ल्ड के देवता; ग्रीक प्लूटो का समकक्ष

🇮🇳Tamil

டிஸ்

பாதாள உலகத்தின் கடவுள்; கிரேக்க புளூட்டோவின் இணை

🇮🇳Telugu

డిస్

పాతాళ దేవుడు; గ్రీకు ప్లూటో యొక్క ప్రతిరూపం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಸ್

ಪಾತಾಳಲೋಕದ ದೇವರು; ಗ್ರೀಕ್ ಪ್ಲುಟೊದ ಪ್ರತಿರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിസ്

അധോലോകത്തിൻ്റെ ദൈവം; ഗ്രീക്ക് പ്ലൂട്ടോയുടെ പ്രതിരൂപം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

指责

冥界之神；希腊冥王星的对应物

🇯🇵Japanese

ディスる

冥界の神。ギリシャの冥王星に相当するもの

🇰🇷Korean

디스

지하 세계의 신; 그리스 명왕성의 대응물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phản đối

thần của thế giới ngầm; bản sao của sao Diêm Vương Hy Lạp

🇹🇭Thai

ดิส

เทพเจ้าแห่งยมโลก คู่กับดาวพลูโตของกรีก

🇮🇩Indonesian

dis

dewa dunia bawah; mitra dari Pluto Yunani

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ديس

إله العالم السفلي. نظير بلوتو اليوناني

🇮🇷Persian

دیس

خدای عالم اموات؛ همتای پلوتون یونانی

🇹🇷Turkish

muhalif olmak

yeraltı dünyasının tanrısı; Yunan Plüton'un karşılığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

דיס

אל השאול; מקבילו של פלוטו היווני

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