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Dispair vs Dis - What's the difference?

dispair | dis |

As verbs the difference between dispair and dis

is that dispair is to separate (a pair) while dis is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a noun dis is

alternative form of lang=en.

As a determiner dis is

this.

As a pronoun dis is

this.

As a proper noun Dis is

alternative name for Hades.

dispair

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To separate (a pair).
    • I have dispaired two doves. — Beaumont and Fletcher.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with (despair). (Webster 1913)

    dis

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation of disrespect.

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • (informal)

    • Noun

    (disses)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (disir)
  • Any of a group of minor female deities in Scandinavian folklore.
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  • * 1997 , ‘Egil's Saga’, tr. Bernard Scudder, The Sagas of Icelanders (Penguin 2001, p. 67)

    • Etymology 3

    Representing a colloquial or dialectal pronunciation of this.

    Determiner

    (en determiner)
  • (slang, or, eye dialect) This.

    • Pronoun

    (English Pronouns)
  • (slang, or, eye dialect) This.

    • Anagrams

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