DISSED Synonyms: 208 Similar and Opposite Words

dissed

verb

past tense of dis, slang

as in disrespected

to show contempt for don't you go dissing somebody just because you've got a few more dollars than they do

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as in dismissed

to express scornfully one's low opinion of a DJ who has dissed every album that artist has put out

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as in insulted

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in are you dissing me?

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as in criticized

to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of don't dis my idea until you come up with a better one

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Recent Examples of dissed Back in 2011, Lil B hexed Kevin Durant after the basketball star dissed the Bay Area rapper’s music on Twitter. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026 In the year since, both women have appeared to send subliminal messages about each other via their social media, but neither has outwardly dissed the other until this week, keeping it mostly professional. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 16 Apr. 2026 The White House strongly dissed the Atlantic’s reporting (followed by unreporting) last week that Maher was the next in line for the 2026 prize that Conan O’Brien got last year and Kevin Hart picked up the year before that. — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026 Getting dissed by the alt-weekly of record could be a hipster’s nightmare. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2026 The pair appeared to be back in friendly territory until Curtis unintentionally dissed both Fallon and horror filmmaker Jason Blum at the same time during their conversation. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026 Matthew Lillard is opening up about the positive outcome after director Quentin Tarantino publicly dissed him. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2026 Separately, Cardi also dissed BIA on her Am I the Drama? — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2025

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Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.

— Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

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But the fate of Mangione’s state case, set to go to trial next month, now hangs in the balance as his attorneys seek to get second-degree murder and weapons charges dismissed over double jeopardy protections.

— Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
All six defendants initially faced torture charges that were dismissed.

— Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

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At the time, TMZ reported that the fight started when the other inmate, whose identity was not made public, insulted the rapper.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
After a May court hearing, Moreno alleged that Miller insulted Zashin's fiancee in front of witnesses at an Ohio courthouse, and alleged that after a hearing this week the congressman physically grabbed Zashin and another attorney.

— Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 31 July 2026

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Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.

— Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

Definition of disdained

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The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
But the likelihood of finding more survivors has diminished sharply since the first 72 hours after the earthquake.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of diminished

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The 2015-16 El Niño pattern was blamed for record beach erosion along California’s coast.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
In the climate debate, low- and middle-income countries have often been blamed for rising emissions, while the vastly greater historical contribution of wealthy nations is treated as yesterday’s story.

— Peter Beyer, STAT, 18 Aug. 2026

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