Dis vs Emphatic - What's the difference?
dis | emphatic |
(informal)
Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
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Characterized by emphasis.
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Stated with conviction.
belonging to set of English tense forms comprising the auxiliary verb do + an infinitive without to
(phonology) of obstruent consonants in Semitic languages.
As a numeral dis
is ten.As an adjective emphatic is
characterized by emphasis.As a noun emphatic is
(phonology) an emphatic consonant.dis
English
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of disrespect.Verb
(en-verb)Noun
(disses)Etymology 2
From (etyl) .Noun
(disir)Etymology 3
Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation of this.Anagrams
* ----emphatic
English
Alternative forms
* emphatick (obsolete)Adjective
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- He gave me an emphatic no when I asked him out.