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Synonyms for diss

22 synonyms
3 antonyms
1 meaning

verb

Most common

insult affront denigrate lampoon bad-mouth

All synonyms

Verb

1. Insult

insult, denigrate, lampoon, affront, foul, deprave, calumniate, unflatter, vilify, besmirch, defame, smear, traduce, asperse, slag slang UK, scandal dated, bewray dated, belibel dated, slander dated

Other

bad-mouth, shit talk vulgar slang, forgab dated

Antonyms

respect, promote, glorify

All antonyms of diss →

Definitions

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

Related words

Phrases: nem diss diss song diss track

Forms

Past participle: dissed
e.g. dissed → insulted, denigrated, lampooned, affronted…

Example sentences

insult An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult.
affront The coup d'etat in Brazil is an affront to democracy.
denigrate Some translate while others denigrate.
lampoon She loves to lampoon celebrities in her sketches.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
diss		rising
insult		rising
affront		rising
denigrate		rising
lampoon		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: foul¹, slag¹
5 letters: smear¹
6 letters: insult², defame², vilify³, bewray, forgab
7 letters: scandal², slander², affront², lampoon², deprave², traduce, asperse, belibel
8 letters: besmirch
9 letters: denigrate³, unflatter
10 letters: calumniate

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (insult² = 2 syllables).