# diss

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪs/ · frequency rank #24,144

## Definitions
1. To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

## Etymology
Originated in Jamaican English or African American Vernacular English, probably originally a clipping of disrespect or disparage, both from the prefix dis-, ultimately from Latin dis-.

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-ds)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-diy)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dos)
- **DJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-djs)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-div)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dps)
- **DSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dsm)
- **DMs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dms)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dix)
- **DSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dsp)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dit)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dsl)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dts)
- **DSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dsa)
- **DSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dsi)
- **does** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-does)
- **dogs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dogs)
- **dust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dust)
- **dose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dose)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diss-vs-dive)

## Common misspellings (3)
`ddiss`, `dsis`, `idss`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diss