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I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me.
Chris Brown

Meaning of "diss" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DISS

Originally Black rap slang, short for disrespect.
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PRONUNCIATION OF DISS

diss  [dɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Diss is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb diss in English.

WHAT DOES DISS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

diss

Diss

Coordinates: 52°22′52″N 1°06′28″E / 52.3812°N 1.1079°E / 52.3812; 1.1079 Diss is a market town in Norfolk, England close to the border with the neighbouring East Anglian county of Suffolk, with a population of 7,503. The town lies in the valley of the River Waveney, around a mere that covers 6 acres. The mere is up to 18 feet deep, although there is another 51 feet of mud. The town takes its name from dic an Anglo-Saxon word meaning either ditch or embankment. Diss has a large number of historic buildings, including the early 14th century parish church. It is also home to a museum. Diss railway station lies on the Great Eastern Main Line route from London to Norwich. Just outside of Diss is the home of the 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.

Definition of diss in the English dictionary

The definition of diss in the dictionary is to treat with contempt.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DISS

PRESENT

Present
I diss
you diss
he/she/it disses
we diss
you diss
they diss
Present continuous
I am dissing
you are dissing
he/she/it is dissing
we are dissing
you are dissing
they are dissing
Present perfect
I have dissed
you have dissed
he/she/it has dissed
we have dissed
you have dissed
they have dissed
Present perfect continuous
I have been dissing
you have been dissing
he/she/it has been dissing
we have been dissing
you have been dissing
they have been dissing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I dissed
you dissed
he/she/it dissed
we dissed
you dissed
they dissed
Past continuous
I was dissing
you were dissing
he/she/it was dissing
we were dissing
you were dissing
they were dissing
Past perfect
I had dissed
you had dissed
he/she/it had dissed
we had dissed
you had dissed
they had dissed
Past perfect continuous
I had been dissing
you had been dissing
he/she/it had been dissing
we had been dissing
you had been dissing
they had been dissing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will diss
you will diss
he/she/it will diss
we will diss
you will diss
they will diss
Future continuous
I will be dissing
you will be dissing
he/she/it will be dissing
we will be dissing
you will be dissing
they will be dissing
Future perfect
I will have dissed
you will have dissed
he/she/it will have dissed
we will have dissed
you will have dissed
they will have dissed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been dissing
you will have been dissing
he/she/it will have been dissing
we will have been dissing
you will have been dissing
they will have been dissing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would diss
you would diss
he/she/it would diss
we would diss
you would diss
they would diss
Conditional continuous
I would be dissing
you would be dissing
he/she/it would be dissing
we would be dissing
you would be dissing
they would be dissing
Conditional perfect
I would have diss
you would have diss
he/she/it would have diss
we would have diss
you would have diss
they would have diss
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been dissing
you would have been dissing
he/she/it would have been dissing
we would have been dissing
you would have been dissing
they would have been dissing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you diss
we let´s diss
you diss
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to diss
Past participle
dissed
Present Participle
dissing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISS

disruptor
dissatisfaction
dissatisfactory
dissatisfied
dissatisfiedly
dissatisfies
dissatisfy
dissave
disseat
dissect
dissected
dissectible
dissection
dissective
dissector
disseise
disseisee
disseisin
disseisor
disseize

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISS

Aldiss
amiss
bliss
deep kiss
dismiss
edelweiss
French kiss
hiss
hit and miss
hit-and-miss
hit or miss
junior miss
kiss
miss
on the piss
piece of piss
piss
remiss
Riss
Swiss

Synonyms and antonyms of diss in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «diss» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISS

Find out the translation of diss to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of diss from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «diss» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

迪斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diss
570 millions of speakers

English

diss
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ديس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дисс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Diss
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফারাক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

diss
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diss
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

diss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ディス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

DISS
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Diss
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

diss
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Diss
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

diss
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

diss
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

diss
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дисс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Diss
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

diss
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

diss
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

diss
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

diss
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of diss

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISS»

The term «diss» is very widely used and occupies the 21.601 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «diss» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «diss» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about diss

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8 QUOTES WITH «DISS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word diss.
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Chris Brown
I used to feel so shy speaking to girls. It was even worse when they were around their crew because they would diss me.
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Tony Curran
I miss family and friends, and I'd like to get back to work more in Scotland, and do more things like theatre and 'Red Road.' But over here you have the beach and the mountains and the climate. A lot of people diss L.A. as being all tinsel town, fake this and fake that, but a place is only as good as the people you know.
3
Paul Di Filippo
The term 'steampunk' itself, now a badge of honor, began as a putdown, a joke. But like 'Big Bang' in cosmology, the diss became the standard.
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Anthony Kiedis
I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.
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Kellan Lutz
A lot of girls in L.A. just stand in the corner wondering 'Who's gonna talk to me? Who am I gonna diss?'
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Mika
Anyone who tries to diss me in comparison to Queen, it just renders all their criticisms completely futile. That's quite pleasurable.
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Andrew O'Hagan
Fans of football and fans of nationhood have a similar zeal. Read the fanzines: their contributors could find a needle-sized diss in a haystack of compliments, and their passions are fundamentalist.
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Danica Patrick
It would be hypocritical of me to use being female in some ways, and diss being female in other ways. It's part of the programme.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISS»

Discover the use of diss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to diss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Clique #8: Sealed with a Diss: A Clique Novel
Massie Block: Stands at the threshold of the most ah-mazing secret room at OCD.
Lisi Harrison, 2008
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Celebrity Diss and Tell: Stars Talk About Each Other
Celebrity Diss and Tell includes hundreds of quotations, snipes, and off-the-cuff remarks. The author divides the book into six sections, covering everything from fellow celebrities and stars' families to lost loves and celebrity slugfests.
Boze Hadleigh, 2013
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An Essay Towards a Topographical History of the County of ...
Francis Blomefield, Charles Parkin. THE! HUNDRED OF DISS, 1 h i s hundred hath its name from the capital town, which is so called from the mere situate on its south side ; dice in the Saxon language signifying a standing water, lake, or ditch.
Francis Blomefield, Charles Parkin, 1805
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Diss Ertationes
Città del). Facoltà di teologia Pontificia università della Santa Croce (Vaticano. CHAPTER FIVE THE DATE OF THE CONFLICT The ancient Canaanites had a very vivid imagination and fine intuition and understood how to clothe the realities of ...
Città del). Facoltà di teologia Pontificia università della Santa Croce (Vaticano
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Is Diss a System?: A Milt Gross Comic Reader
A Milt Gross Comic Reader Ari Y. Kelman. Looy—Ha ha ha, ats a hot wrinkle. Dem two in a tub—sunny side up! ! Ha ha ha—Well calm yer fears consoinin dat ting takin a bath, pop—till de next eclipse anyways. Mr. Feitlebaum—Aha! ! ! Is here ...
Ari Y. Kelman, 2009
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The History and Antiquities of the County of Norfolk: ...
The village of Dickleburgh lies on the turnpike road from Norwich, fevemeen miles, to Scole three. DISS, DYSSE, or DICE, in the time of the Confeffor extended into Suffolk, nay the town itfelf was then in Hertefmere hundred, in that county, ...
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A Sketch for a Picture of the Town of Diss and its ...
represent the pastime of duck-hunting, now happily unknown, though it appears to have been much practised, even about London, till after the middle of the last century. If the courteous reader will accept our illustrations and would rather ...
‎1849
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Women Swindlers in America, 1860-1920
Ann O'Delia (née Saloman) Diss Debar first achieved notoriety in the spring of 1888. On the last day of March in that year U.S. Senator Leland Stanford felt compelled to issue a public statement that there was no truth in the statement made in ...
Kerry Segrave, 2007
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Catalogue of the Library of the Surgeon General's Office, ...
De stricturis urethrae virilis. Diss. inaug. (universitate Frider. Guil.) 32 pp. Small 8° . Berolini, lypis G. Schade [1868]. Koen'ig (13.) Das Quecksilberchlorid als Heilmittel der Geschwiire. Inaug.-Diss. (Bern), 23 pp. 8°. Gedruckt bci C. Riilzer, 1856.
National Library of Medicine (U.S.), 1873
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The Elements of Materia Medica and Therapeutics
Diss. -——-———- De Cortice peruviano. Diss. Pars i. Upsal. 4to. pp. 38. ii. Gryphiswald. 4tp. pp. 45 (Auctor Pet. Petersen). Upsal. 1758. 41:0. pp. 16, 0. Tab. Med' '1' y! " Diss. Upsal. 1758. 4to. pp. 24. 1759 Amhrosiaca. Diss. Upsal. 1759.
Jonathan Pereira, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term diss is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rudy Gobert enters NBA's 'emoji war' with hilarious diss of Paul Pierce
After DeAndre Jordan balked on his free agency commitment to the Dallas Mavericks and met with the Los Angeles Clippers to consider a ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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Diss Town Council clerk scoops prestigious award
Deborah Sarson, Clerk to Diss Town Council, has won Norfolk Clerk of the Year 2015. ANL-150807-115149001 ... «Diss Express, Jul 15»
3
Try your hand at bowls in Diss
Diss and District Bowls Club is holding an open day on August 22 to allow visitors to try their hand. Both greens will be open, with bowls and ... «Diss Express, Jul 15»
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Rihanna Dating Diss: Chris Brown Too Much Love & Heartbreak …
Rihanna Dating Diss: Chris Brown Too Much Love & Heartbreak, New Music Collaboration HOAX? By Danica Bellini, Mstars Associate Editor ... «Mstarz, Jul 15»
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Joe Budden Talks About His Recent Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj Diss: 'I …
Joe Budden Talks About His Recent Meek Mill, Nicki Minaj Diss: 'I Thought It Was Funny'. Daryl Nelson , Design & Trend; Jul, 07, 2015, 07:00 PM. shares tweet. «Design & Trend, Jul 15»
6
Hillary: When you diss the government, you diss yourself
Well, good. The 2016 likely nominee for the Democratic Party has given us another creepy, statist attempt to socialize the blame for ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
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'Don't diss the government': Candidate who corralled press with …
HILLARY CLINTON: "When people diss the government — we're ... POLITICS: HILLARY CLINTON IN IOWA – – > "Don't diss gov… this my last ... «Twitchy, Jul 15»
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Frank Lampard vows not to diss NYCFC for England again
Frank Lampard is thrown into the air by Manchester City teammates following his last game with the team in May. Photo: Getty Images ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
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Charity shoe sale in Diss for St Nicholas Hospice Care is a 'grand …
More than 1,000 pairs of shoes, which had been donated at various points across the Diss Express area, were up for grabs, while a raffle was ... «Diss Express, Jul 15»
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Diss High School students' work to go on display in town's health …
Year 9 pupils of Diss High School, inspired by the work of artist David Hockney, will have their art brighton up the health centre in the town. «Diss Express, Jul 15»

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