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Distaste vs Diss - What's the difference?

distaste | diss |

As nouns the difference between distaste and diss

is that distaste is a feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy while diss is (slang) an insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

As verbs the difference between distaste and diss

is that distaste is (obsolete|transitive) to dislike while diss is (us|british|slang) to put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.

As an abbreviation diss is

dissertation.

distaste

English

Noun

(-)
  • A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
  • (obsolete) Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
    • (Francis Bacon)
  • (obsolete) Discomfort; uneasiness.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes , and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.
  • Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
  • * Milton
    • On the part of Heaven, / Now alienated, distance and distaste .

    Derived terms

    * distasteful

    Verb

    (distast)
  • (obsolete) To dislike.
  • * , Scene 2.
    • Although my will distaste what it elected
  • * , II.4.1.i:
    • the Romans distasted them so much, that they were often banished out of their city, as Pliny and Celsus relate, for 600 yeers not admitted.
  • to be distasteful; to taste bad
  • * , Scene 3.
    • Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons. / Which at the first are scarce found to distaste ,
  • (obsolete) To offend; to disgust; to displease.
  • * Sir J. Davies
    • He thought it no policy to distaste the English or Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to please them.
  • (obsolete) To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
    • (Drayton)

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    diss

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Verb

    (es)
  • (US, British, slang) To put (someone) down, or show disrespect by the use of insulting language or dismissive behaviour.
  • * 1905 , 10 December, The Sunday Times (Perth), "A New Word", page 4:
    • When a journalistic rival tries to "dis " you
    And to prejudice you in the public's eyes.
    Don't stigmatise his charges as a "tissue
    Of palpable, unmitigated lies."

    Noun

    (es)
  • (slang) An insult or put-down; an expression of disrespect.

    • Related terms

    * diss song, diss track

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • dissertation

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