disses

verb

present tense third-person singular of dis, slang
1
as in disdains
to show contempt for don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do

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2
as in dismisses
to express scornfully one's low opinion of a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out

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3
as in insults
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in are you dissing me?

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4
as in criticizes
to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one

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Recent Examples of disses Much like his longstanding working relationships with BlocBoy JB and Sexyy Red, Tay Keith also had a similar footing with Drake, providing the soundscape for some of the 6 God’s slickest sneak disses. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 20 June 2026 Future has been featured on songs from both artists, some of which include disses at one another. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Prowler-Miles disses his pronunciation of his last name. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Apr. 2026 The public’s disses seem to have stung as much as Kendrick’s five-song smackdown. — Zoe Guy, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025 The easy chill with which Bad Bunny was dropping disses without seeming to drop disses became even more apparent when it was taken with the other vision, the MAGA vision. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disses
  1. disdains
  2. dismisses
  3. insults
  4. criticizes
  5. disrespects
  6. minimizes
  7. offends
  8. blames
Verb
  • Most telling is how openly Stassi disdains the idea of therapy, even insisting to the horror of pretty much everyone else onscreen that forcing hard conversations on reality TV is her therapy.
    — Caroline Framke, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And, like Maverick, Hegseth disdains rules against showy flyovers.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of disdains
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  • After roll call and then assisting a man who sought to change his address, Judge Cho dismisses the other immigrants without speaking to them individually.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The Heritage Foundation’s Yenor dismisses the notion that elite sports pose any threat to male fertility, observing to SciAm that, since 1990, Super Bowl–winning quarterbacks have had a higher than average number of children.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismisses
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  • That's what happens when your star insults moviegoers or goes off on tangents about the characters's sexuality.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Ohm quickly insults nearly every employee at this small hotel within moments of meeting them, except for the young, pretty bartender, Fiona (Florence Ordesh).
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of insults
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  • Beatty’s filing also criticizes the tarps that have covered the venue’s front portico for more than two months.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Lebanese leader criticizes Israel Saturday’s strikes are the deadliest since the truce went into effect two months ago.
    — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of criticizes
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  • Anything less grossly disrespects the students they are elected to serve.
    — Elaine Gantz Berman, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
  • This is especially problematic when people do so in a way that disrespects, stereotypes or materially harms the original culture.
    — Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026
Definition of disrespects
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  • In order to keep playing shows these past few years, Frampton has devoted himself to an intensive workout regime that minimizes the impact of IBM.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Spreading the drawdown across multiple stable caverns at all four storage sites minimizes sudden pressure drops and fluid turbulence.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of minimizes
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  • But something about this circus just offends me on a spiritual level.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026
  • And if that notion offends you, stay home and watch on television, and turn your man caves into casinos.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026
Definition of offends
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  • Trump blames the previous administration for high beef prices.
    — Benjamin Zycher, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
  • What remains is Jessie’s younger sister and a complicated relationship with the boy everyone blames.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Disses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disses. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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