Antonyms for dis

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dees

Phonetic Transcription : dis

Definition of dis

Origin : also diss, slang, by 1980, shortening of disrespect or dismiss, originally in U.S. Black English, popularized by hip hop. Related: Dissed; dissing. Earlier it was short for disconnected in the telephone sense and used figuratively in slang to mean "weak in the head" (1925).

As in bad-mouth : verb to denigrate
As in demean : verb humble, humiliate
As in denigrate : verb belittle, malign
As in deride : verb make fun of; insult
As in disparage : verb criticize; detract from
As in gibe : verb ridicule
As in heckle : verb jeer

Example sentences :

Who ob all dis congregation is gwine next to lie ded-e-de-dah?
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

An' he said, 'Lay right down on dis yer table,' an' I lay down.
Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

Now you take en look at it like dis—you look at it, and see ef I's right.
Extract from : « Tom Sawyer Abroad » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

A man's a man 'at dis what's richt, what's pleasin to the verra hert o' richt.
Extract from : « Heather and Snow » by George MacDonald

Don't let dis guy find me crackin' his safe, so's I won't have to kill 'im.
Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes

He say, ‘Brer Rabbit, what’s all dis fuss I hear in de woods?
Extract from : « Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit » by Joel Chandler Harris

We also made bread pills and soaked 'em in dis tea and swallowed 'em.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various

Washed and ironed for 30 years, and paid for dis home that way.
Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various

One time I met a bunch of 'em and one of 'em said, "Who is dis feller?"
Extract from : « Slave Narratives, Oklahoma » by Various

Yes, and well raised, too; never 'spected to come to dis yer!
Extract from : « Uncle Tom's Cabin » by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Synonyms for dis

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