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Tweet pref. 1. Not: dissimilar. 2. a. Absence of: disinterest. b. Opposite of: disfavor. 3. Undo; do the opposite of: disarrange. 4. a. Deprive of: disfranchise. b. Remove: disbud. 5. Free from: disintoxicate. 6. Used as an intensive: disannul. [Middle English, from Old French des-, from Latin dis-, apart, asunder.] |
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n. Roman Mythology 1. The god of the underworld; Pluto. 2. The underworld. [Latin Dīs, from variant of dīves, wealthy (from the belief that the underworld was the source of wealth from the ground); see dyeu- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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tr.v. dissed, diss·ing, diss·es Informal To show disrespect to, often by insult or criticism: "[The network] is often dissed for going after older, less demographically desirable viewers" (Michael McWilliams). [African American Vernacular English, short for DISRESPECT.] |
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