diss

Thân thiện

The student dissed his classmate in the hallway.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To speak to or treat someone with disrespect, contempt, or rudeness; to insult or criticize someone verbally.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • He felt embarrassed after his friends dissed his new haircut.
  • The rapper dissed his rival in his latest song.
  • She was dissed by the manager in front of the whole team.

Advanced Usage

• "to throw/toss/shout a diss": To deliver an insult, often in a competitive or public context like a rap battle or argument.
  • During the debate, the candidate threw a major diss at his opponent's record.
• "a diss track/song": A song, especially in hip-hop, whose primary purpose is to insult or criticize another person or group.
  • The feud started when one artist released a diss track.

Variants and Related Words

• Disrespect (n/v): A synonym for a lack of respect or the act of showing it.
  • Showing disrespect to the judge is not advised.
• Diss (n): The noun form meaning an insult or act of disrespect.
  • His comment wasn't just criticism; it was a straight-up diss.

Synonyms

• Insult: To speak to or treat with disrespect or scorn.
• Disparage: To represent as being of little worth; to belittle.
• Dis: An informal shortening of "disrespect," used identically to "diss."

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• Diss on (someone/something): (Informal) To criticize or express disapproval of someone or something.
  • He's always dissing on modern music.

Học thuật

Verb

1. treat, mention, or speak to rudely
   • He insulted her with his rude remarks
   • the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone

Từ đồng nghĩa

• insult
• affront