American English pronunciation

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IPA transcription: ['dɪs]

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Noun

  • god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto

Verb

  • treat, mention, or speak to rudely

    “He insulted her with his rude remarks”

    “the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone”

Usage examples

  • Dissonance, resolution, and suspense can be used to create musical interest.
  • Instead, their membranes dissolve, leaving no barriers between the male and female chromosomes.
  • She at once felt that Mr. Ashby had done her a great disservice.
  • These measures, it seems, were insufficient to quiet increasing internal dissatisfaction with her leadership.
  • Once you let it dissolve, you cannot freeze it again.
  • Fallacious or dissembling arguments.
  • Stories of marriages between foxes that were shown to humans are disseminated country-wide.
  • All instruments were performed by Jeff Waters following the dissolution of the previous line-up.
  • Some assets might only come to notice after dissolution has taken place.
  • National Rail train stations are accessible from Diss and Bury Saint Edmunds.