Antonyms for dis
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dees |
| Phonetic Transcription : dis |
- admire
- aid
- approve
- arrange
- boost
- calm
- cherish
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- elevate
- encourage
- enhance
- esteem
- exaggerate
- exalt
- flatter
- hearten
- help
- honor
- improve
- increase
- inspirit
- laud
- leave alone
- maximize
- organize
- overestimate
- overrate
- please
- praise
- promote
- raise
- reassure
- respect
- revere
- rise
- sanction
- soothe
- support
- upgrade
- value
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
- 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
- abase
- abuse
- asperse
- bad mouth
- bad-mouth
- badger
- bait
- banter
- belittle
- bemean
- besmirch
- blacken
- blister
- bother
- bully
- calumniate
- cast down
- chaff
- chill
- chivy
- contemn
- criticize
- cry down
- cut down to size
- cut rate
- debase
- decry
- defame
- degrade
- deject
- demoralize
- denigrate
- deprecate
- depreciate
- deride
- derogate
- descend
- despise
- detract
- dis
- discomfit
- disconcert
- discourage
- discredit
- disdain
- dishearten
- dismiss
- disparage
- dispirit
- dispraise
- disrespect
- disrupt
- disturb
- do a number on
- downcry
- dump on
- embarrass
- faze
- find fault
- flout
- gibe
- give black eye
- hound
- impugn
- interrupt
- jeer
- jolly
- kid
- knock
- knock down
- laugh at
- libel
- lout
- lower
- make fun of
- malign
- minimize
- mock
- mudsling
- pan
- pester
- plague
- poke fun at
- pooh pooh
- pooh-pooh
- poor-mouth
- put down
- put hooks in
- quiz
- rag
- rally
- rap
- rattle
- razz
- revile
- rib
- ride
- ridicule
- rip
- rip up
- roast
- run down
- scandalize
- scoff
- scorch
- scorn
- shout at
- sink
- slam
- slander
- smear
- sneer
- sour grapes
- stoop
- take a dig at
- take down a peg
- taunt
- tear down
- tear to pieces
- tease
- torment
- traduce
- twit
- underestimate
- underrate
- undervalue
- vilify
- worry
- write off
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